Suspects latched jail cells before attacking Tajpuria

Before spotting jailed gangster Sunil Baliyan alias Tillu Tajpuria in the corridor of ward number 5 at Tihar jail number 8 and 9, and launching a brutal fatal knife attack on him, the four alleged attackers from his rival Gogi gang latched some of the ground floor cells of A-block from outside to ensure that other inmates do not intervene, Rohit alias Rahul - the main witness in the murder case told police in a statement that was converted into the first information report (FIR).

- Karn Pratap Singh

HT has seen a copy of the FIR, and was the first to report details of the CCTV footage of Tuesday's murder that has since surfaced on social media.

Rohit, 31, was also attacked and stabbed by the four assailants-Deepak Dabas alias Titar, Rajesh Bawania alias Karambir, Yogesh alias Tunda and Riyaz Khan who murdered Tajpuria, according to jail officials.

According to the statement mentioned in the FIR, Tillu rushed to Rohit's cell soon after he saw his four rivals rushing towards him, and asked Rohit to help him close the gate of the cell. The two held the gate since there is no latch inside.

Titar and Tunda tried to open the gate using force. When they could not, they started stabbing Tillu and Rohit from outside. Soon, Khan also reached there and told Tillu, "Aaj tera kaam hi khatm kar denge (We will kill you today)", the FIR said.

When Rohit tried to stop the attack, Bawania and Khan threatened to kill him as well if he intervened, the document added.

According to his statement to the police, Rohit said that he was lodged in cell number AC-7 of A-block in ward number 5 of the central jail number 8, and Tillu was his neighbour in cell number AC-8.