On June 29, in jail number 8 of Tihar Central Jail, 28-year-old Mehtab was stabbed to death by a by Zakir (22) to avenge the rape of his sister .
Mehtab was accused in a rape case of the minor sister of Zakir in 2014 and the girl committed suicide later. Mehtab was booked under POCSO Act .
Delhi Police said “during initial inquiry at Tihar jail no 8, it surfaced that the prisoner Zakir stabbed Mehtab multiple times with a self-made knife-like metal piece,”
It is said that Zakir somehow got himself transferred to the close vicinity of Mehtab at jail premises to target him. Police said that Zakir plotted the murder before committing it .
While other inmates came for morning prayers Zakir used the opportunity to execute his plan, police said. Zakir have been booked for murder.