Court Acquits Inmate Accused of Assaulting Deputy Jail SI

The Tis Hazari court has recently acquitted an under-trial prisoner, Salman Tyagi, accused of assaulting the Deputy Jail Superintendent in Tihar Jail.

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The court acquitted the accused and said that the prosecution failed to prove the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.

This incident occurred in 2021, and an FIR was registered at Hari Nagar Police Station.

This case pertains to the alleged assault and beating of the Deputy Jail Superintendent by the accused during production through video conferencing (VC) in the VC room.

Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Bharti Garg acquitted Salman Tyagi after considering the evidence and submissions of counsel for the accused and the public prosecutor.