MHA seeks answers from Tihar over reports of assault on Kashmiri prisoners

November 29, 2017 13:09

The Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the Director General of Tihar jail in the wake of media reports that a scuffle involving Kashmiri prisoners took place at the prison, leading to injuries.

However, official sources said, as per the preliminary information, Syed Shahid Yusuf, son of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, who is also lodged in Tihar jail in connection with terror funding cases, was not assaulted. The ministry has asked the Director General of the Tihar jail to submit a report as early as possible detailing the incident and the action taken so far. -- PTI

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