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Prime accused in Indian gang rape case commits suicide

Protest against gang rape in India: File Pic
Protest against gang rape in India: File Pic

The main accused in brutal gang rape of 23-yearold Indian woman allegedly committed suicide inside high security prison in Indian capital New Delhi on Monday.

New Delhi, March 11/Nationalturk –The prime accused in brutal gang rape of 23-yearold woman in Indian capital New Delhi in a moving bus, has allegedly committed suicide inside high security prison in Indian capital on Monday morning.

“33-year-old Ram Singh, the main accused in December 16 brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old female student, committed suicide in a high-security cell in Tihar Jail early today. He had hanged himself with the help of his clothes from the grills of his cell in Jail No 3 at around 0500 hours,” officials said.

They said he tied all his clothes together and used the ceiling grill and a wooden stool to hang himself. “After his suicide, the forensic experts have visited the Jail premises to collect samples”.

They said Ram Singh was not alone in the jail cell. “Other inmates were present and a guard was also posted in the jail cells. But nobody came to know about it and around 0500 hours, he was found hanging”.

They said Singh was prone to violent behaviour and mood swings and had suicidal tendencies and was under ‘suicide watch’.

Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs R P Singh while confirming the death of prime accused in gang rape in the prison said, an inquiry has been ordered to ascertain how the 33-year-old managed to kill himself despite being under a “suicide watch” that meant additional security round the clock.

Ram Singh was arrested a day after December 16 gang rape of 23-year-old female student in a moving bus in New Delhi. Singh’s brother Mukesh is also an accused in the case along with four others.

The girl was raped in the bus by him and his five associates, including a minor, in Delhi after brutally beating her and also her male friend. The rape victim died in a Singapore hospital on December 29.

Singh was the driver of the bus in which the girl was raped.

The brutal gang rape of the woman had evoked widespread outrage in India and people had demanded death penalty for the rapists.

He was killed: Lawyer

The lawyer of Ram Singh and his family members alleged that he has been killed.

“It is not a suicide case. It is a conspiracy and murder,” Singh’s lawyer told media persons.

He said his client’s death should be treated as murder.

He said Singh’s family members have sought an impartial probe into the incident.

His parents, who are from Indian statement of Rajasthan, said they had met with him recently and he had complained that he was being tortured in prison.

The father of Ram Singh said, “My son could have never committed suicide. This is definitely a murder”.

He said Singh could not move his hand as it was fractured and as such could not have committed suicide.

 

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Faiz Ahmad / NationalTurk India News

 

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