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| Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde addressing a press conference on Monday in New Delhi. |
New Delhi: Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday admitted
that the alleged suicide committed by the prime accused of Delhi gang-rape
case, inside a New Delhi jail, was a major security lapse.
Addressing a press conference, hours after accused Ram Singh
found dead in Tihar Jail, Shinde assured of taking corrective steps.
“We will take
corrective steps once detailed report of magisterial enquiry comes. I agree, it
is a major security lapse,” he said.
As per media reports, Ram Singh hanged himself on Monday
morning at around 5 am in Tihar Jail, which is believed to be one of most
secure and modern prisons in India.
Singh, who along with his five accomplices, raped and
assaulted the 23- year -old paramedical student, had to appear before Saket
court for the trial of same case on Monday.
The incident has raised questions over present security
arrangements in Indian prisons.
Official records suggests that about 18 suicide cases have been indexed
since 2012 alone in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail, touted as one of the biggest
prisons in Asia.