Delhi: Five prisoners on Tihar Prison High security in the National Capital have died in the past eight days, a Delhi police official said here on Saturday.
He told that all deaths seemed to come from natural causes, however, “magestrial investigation under the CRPC Sec 176 has begun in all deaths”.
On Friday, the death of an inmate was reported in Tihar Jail No.
3.
The official said that the prisoner was found unconscious in his cell and was immediately taken to the hospital where the doctors claimed to die.
He also allegedly died of health problems.
Dust prisoners were identified as Vikram aka Vicky.