Two inmates get injured in attack in Tihar jail

Two inmates injured in Tihar jail attack by rival group member, discharged after treatment at hospital. Case registered.

“Two inmates lodged at the Tihar jail in Delhi were injured in an attack inside their wards by another inmate with a sharp-edged weapon,” according to the officials on July 27.

“The victims were taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital from where they were discharged after treatment,” a Delhi Police official said. The incident took place inside jail number nine on July 26.

“The two inmates were attacked by a member of their rival group,” the official said, adding that a case has been registered.