Tillu Tajpuriya killing: Jailed gangster was attacked over 45 times, wounds mostly on head, say sources
New Delhi, May 2: Jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya was attacked more than 45 times with injuries found on his head, chest, and back, preliminary results of an autopsy suggested on Tuesday.
Tillu Tajpuriya was an accused in Delhi's Rohini court shootout case.
According to the preliminary autopsy report, the Tihar jail inmate was attacked over 45 times, with over two dozen injuries found on his head. Hospital sources said that in the initial post-mortem report, five wounds were found on his waist, while around seven wounds were on the head portion.
"Rest of the wounds were in other parts of the body," the sources further added.
However, detailed information will be released following the autopsy.
Tillu Tajpuriya was allegedly murdered in Tihar jail by members of a rival gang, according to prison officials on Tuesday.
Tillu Tajpuriya was immediately sent to Delhi's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, where he was declared dead, according to prison officials.
"This morning around 7 am, information was received from DDU Hospital regarding two Undertrial prisoners who were brought to the hospital from Tihar Jail. One of them, Sunil alias Tilu was brought in an unconscious state. He was declared brought dead later. Another person, Rohit is undergoing treatment and is out of danger," Akshat Kaushal, Additional DCP West District, Delhi Police informed on Tuesday.
According to the authorities, Yogesh Tunda, a prisoner in Jail No. 8, and other members of the rival gang attacked Tillu, who was in Jail No. 9, with an iron grill.
"Yogesh alias Tunda and Deepak alias Teetar attacked Tillu Tajpuriya by breaking the iron grills of the ward which separated both gangs in the same ward," the official added.
Further investigation is underway.
- ANI
