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Tihar Prison

New Delhi: Five inmates have died in Tihar Jail in the national capital over the past eight days, a Delhi police official said. The official said that a magisterial inquiry has been initiated under Section 176 of the CrPC as a precautionary measure even though all deaths are of natural causes.

A prisoner was reportedly killed in Tihar Jail number 3 on Friday. The prisoner was found unconscious in his cell and immediately rushed to the hospital. However, the doctor there declared him dead, the official said. It is alleged that he died of a health problem.

The dead prisoner has been identified as Vikram alias Vicky. Police Chief Sandeep Goel, who responded to the incident, said there were no assaults on inmates. They were given all kinds of security. Those prisoners have died due to old disease.

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