Delhi: Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, accused in the Delhi Rohini court shootout case was killed Tuesday morning after he was attacked by rival gang members Yogesh Tunda and other prisoners in Tihar jail, prison officials said. Following the attack, Tillu was rushed to Delhi's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where he was declared dead.
According to Tihar Jail officials, further investigation is underway by the police. Tillu was lodged on the ground floor of the prison's High-Security Ward. Prison officials said that he was attacked by four inmates affiliated with the rival Gogi gang who were lodged in the first floor of the same Ward at 6:15 am on Tuesday.
The accused have been identified as Deepak, Yogesh, Rajesh and Riyaz Khan. Prison officials further informed that the four of them managed to break into Tillu's cell by cutting open the iron grill installed at the first floor of the ward.
The Additional DCP of West District, Akshat Kaushal said that the police received information from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital at 7 am on Tuesday about two Undertrial Prisoners who were brought to the hospital from Tihar Jail.
The DCP further said Tillu was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state and was declared dead on arrival. Another person, Rohit who was also admitted to the hospital is undergoing treatment. He is currently out of danger, he said.
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Tillu Tajpuriya was named as the prime conspirator in the Rohini court shootout case. In 2021, gangster Jitender Mann, alias Gogi, and two others were killed in a shootout at Room Number 207 of the Rohini court in northwest Delhi.
Gogi was involved in several criminal cases and jailed in Tihar. Gogi was being produced in court in 2021 when a rival group entered the premises disguised as lawyers, and opened fire at him. The counterintelligence team of Delhi police also opened fire on the assailants. Two of the shooters were killed in the incident. Gogi who had received multiple bullet injuries in the shoot out was rushed to a nearby hospital. He was declared dead by the doctors on arrival.
Earlier in 2021, another attack was planned on Tillu Tajpuriya by some gangsters. However, the Delhi Police was able to prevent the attack by nabbing four gangsters who were identified as Mohit, Sagar, Harsh and Sumit. They were from the gangs of Gogi, Ashok Pradhan and Lawrence Bishnoi.
