New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that the injuries suffered by Ankit Gujjar, who died in Tihar prison, clearly showed that it was a case of custodian violence.
Justice Mukta Gupta, ordering an order on the request by Kin Gujjar, who was looking for a transfer probe to his death to the CBI, added that the incident involved a bigger prison official.
“The problem is when the phone is restored (from the deceased), the officer (prison) you ask for money.
This is the case that for each implication, money is squeezed from the family.
It is far more serious.
What happens to the deceased must have happened to others too.
It’s a big written that it is a case of custodian violence and who has done it is also very clear, “said Justice Gupta.
Gujjar, 29, was found dead in his cell in Tihar in 4.
His family accused that Gujjar was harassed by prison officials because he “could not fulfill their money demand” and killed “as part of pre.
The conspiracy is prohibited”.
On August 18, the court was looking for status reports from Delhi police and prison authorities on the application.
Advice for the family, Advocate Mehmood Pracha, said that “the police did not conduct an investigation into the right format” because the DVR of CCTV installed in prison has not been restored and aspects of extortion by prison officials through online transactions do not become looking to.
“The status report submitted before the judge’s report and status submitted here said that a small injury.
Post-Mortem shows 12 painful injuries,” he said.
The prosecution stated that it was a fair probe and Wajjar said, which was found to have a cellphone, among others, has attacked the deputy supervisor on that day and, at the moment, the action has begun with certainty.
Official.
“He (Gujjar) may have committed a violation, (but) this man (prison official) not only beat him but got a closed CCTV …
a lifetime was lost.
Twelve injuries showed that the case of custodian torture,” the court commented.
Death Gujjar Case of Custodian Violence: Delhi HC
