Tihar Jail Murder: 8 Prison Staff Suspended Over Killing Of Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya Inside Premises

The Delhi Prisons Department suspended eight Tihar Jail staff members in connection with gangster Tillu Tajpuriya's fatal stabbing on the premises.

Security guards stand guard outside the Tihar Jail gate in New Delhi. Tillu Tajpuriya, a jailed gangster accused in the Rohini court shootout, was killed in a morning attack by rivals inside the jail. (Representational Image)

The Delhi Prisons Department suspended eight Tihar Jail staff members on Friday (May 5) in connection with the fatal stabbing of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya on the premises. Tajpuriya was allegedly stabbed "92 times" by four members of the rival Gogi gang – Deepak alias Titar, Yogesh alias Tunda, Rajesh, and Riyaz Khan, news agency PTI reported citing police officials. 

According to a senior prison official, the incident prompted a departmental investigation.

#UPDATE | Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya murder | A total of 8 Tihar Jail personnel suspended now #Delhi

— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2023

"The report was received on Friday, and nine staff members were found to have made mistakes. We met with officials from the Tamil Nadu Special Police Force, and they agreed to take department action against their personnel," the officer was quoted as saying by PTI. 

On the jail grounds, security is provided by the Tamil Nadu Special Police.

Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi stated in response to the murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya in Tihar jail that there is still much work to be done on training. She can be seen saying in a video posted by ANI, "I think we need to rework the training - how to intervene, to have some rehearsals. We need to improve our reflexes. Mock training will be required...Their visitors should be distinct from regular visitors. Their visitors should be acknowledged. Their case must be videotaped..." 

#WATCH | On the murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya in Tihar jail, former IPS Officer Kiran Bedi says, "...I think we need to rework the training - how to intervene, to have some rehearsals. We need to work on reflexes. We will have to have mock training...Their visitors should be… https://t.co/Y7WJrhMd0M pic.twitter.com/QPo2g87tn2

— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2023

READ | Tihar Jail CCTV Video Of Tillu Tajpuria Murder Shows Gangster Being Stabbed 40-50 Times

A new CCTV video from Tihar Jail has surfaced on social media, purportedly showing Tajpuriya being attacked in front of security personnel while being carried away after being stabbed.

Inside the high-security prison on Tuesday morning, Tajpuriya was assaulted with improvised weapons by members of the Gogi gang. According to new CCTV footage, he was still alive and being carried away by prison security personnel when the accused attacked him for the second time.

The new video shows security personnel in a corridor when the accused barged in through the door and attacked Tajpuriya again. In the video, he can be seen moving his leg, indicating that he was alive at the time. The security personnel appears to be standing by as the assailants continue to attack the gangster in the video.