Delhi: Inmate stabbed by two others inside Mandoli prison, dies

Jail officers told police that on Friday morning, gangster Vicky and another prison Imran alias Golu, used an improvised weapon to stab Mahesh inside ward 3 of jail number 15 in Mandoli.

A 39-year-old prisoner inside Delhi’s Mandoli jail, who was stabbed by two inmates on Friday, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday afternoon, prison officers said.

The prison department has informed Delhi Police after which a case has been registered. (HT PHOTO)

The prison department has informed Delhi Police after which a case has been registered. Police said one of the attackers was Raghunath alias Vicky, a top gangster of the Rohit Chaudhary(RC) gang. A jail officer said the deceased, Mahesh alias Mannu Singh, was in the jail since 2014.

Jail officers told police that on Friday morning, gangster Vicky and another prison Imran alias Golu, used an improvised weapon to stab Mahesh inside ward 3 of jail number 15 in Mandoli.

“Mahesh was stabbed in his head. He was rushed to the jail hospital after which he was referred to the GTB hospital.in east Delhi. He succumbed to his injuries on Saturday,” the Tihar jail spokesperson said.