In Tihar Inmate Death Case, Court Seeks Jail Report On Witness Protection

Ankit Gujjar, 29, was found dead inside his cell in Tihar jail on August 4.

The Delhi High Court today sought a status report from the prison authority on the steps taken to ensure the safety and security of witnesses in the alleged murder of inmate Ankit Gujjar in Tihar jail and directed that they be kept in a cell in an area under CCTV monitoring. Justice Mukta Gupta, who last week transferred the investigation from Delhi Police to the CBI, saying the inmate "lost his life to custodial violence", also sought the medical report of two witnesses who were allegedly not receiving proper treatment in spite of suffering "grievous injuries" in the same incident of assault. The CBI counsel informed the court that it has registered an FIR into the investigation. Ankit Gujjar, 29, was found dead inside his cell in Tihar jail on August 4.