In a huge security lapse, Ram Singh, one of the men accused in the gang-rape of a medical student in a moving bus in Delhi last December, has allegedly committed suicide at Tihar Jail, where he was lodged. He reportedly used his own clothes to hang himself in Jail Number 3; his body was found at around 5 this morning.A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into how Ram Singh managed to kill himself despite being under a "suicide watch" that meant additional security round the clock.
There are conflicting reports on whether he was lodged in an isolation cell or one with other inmates in it. Press Trust of India quoted a senior jail official as saying, "Singh was not alone in the cell. Other inmates were present and a guard was also posted. But nobody came to know about it. At around 5 am, he was found hanging."
The Crime Branch and a forensic team are at Tihar investigating his death. Other convicts are reportedly being questioned inside the prison. The Home Ministry has sought a report. The body has been taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in the capital.Ram Singh was the driver of the bus in which six men inflicted a horrific assault on 23-year-old student Amanat (Not her real name) on December 16 last year. His brother Mukesh and three other men are also being tried by a fast-track court and are lodged at Tihar. The sixth accused is a minor and is being tried separately by the Juvenile Justice Board.
The court had rejected a petition filed by the accused to shift their trial out of Delhi, but the five men had been given extra security after they were subjected to taunting and ill-treatment by other inmates of the jail. They had also said that they had been threatened by other convicts. When they were taken for hearings to the Saket court across town, the accused would be heavily guarded by about 20 to 30 gun-wielding policemen.
Officials said Ram Singh, prone to violent behaviour and mood swings, had not seemed inordinately quiet or in any way different than usual in the past few days. During court hearings, he would interact with the other accused as he always did, they said.
It is not clear yet whether and how his suicide will impact the trial of the five other suspects.
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