Tihar inmate killed in fight inside moving prison van

January 02, 2016 16:09

A prison inmate was killed allegedly in a fight which broke out between two groups inside a jail van heading from Saket court to Tihar jail today.

The incident occurred this afternoon when the prison vanwas passing through south Delhi's Hauz Khas area, said a

police official.

The inmate has been identified as Manoj, said a senior official who did not disclose any further details.

In a similar incident reported in August 2014, two inmates were allegedly beaten to death by seven others, including an infamous outer Delhi-based gangster, in a fight that broke out inside the prison van heading from Rohini court to Tihar jail.

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