Tihar: Muslim man branded 'Om' symbol and forced to fast and denied food for two days


Video Source: HTN

A Muslim man held in police custody was forcefully branded an 'Om' sign, forced to fast on Navatri  and denied food for two days in Tihar.

Event Date: April 12, 2019

Event Location: DGP Jail, Tihar Jail Number 4

Victim: Shabbir alias Nabir, Age: 34, Resident of Seelampuri, New Delhi

Suspect: Rajesh Chauhan, Tihar Jil Superintendent

Officials Accountable: Richa Parihar, Magistrate
                                     Raj Kumar, AIG Prisons PRO
Raj Kumar, AIG Prisons PRO
Arrests: No

First Incident Report: Filed


Case Update:  

April 19, 2019: CCTV footage, medical reports, and statements by other inmates were due within 24 hours. No information was bought forward.

April 22, 2019: Magistrate requested a second time for the information to be bought forward, prisons officials requested one week to submit information.

April 30, 2019: Jail officials filed a 200 page report. Details of the report are unknown as the victim's lawyer, Advocate Jagmohan, was not given a copy.

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