New Delhi, 5th April: Vinay Sharma one of the key accused in the Delhi gang-rape case was on Thursday evening beaten up by the Tihar jail prisoners and security officials.
The accuse Vinay Sharma sustained serious injuries and his right hand was broken, reports said.
He was then rushed to GB Pant hospital for treatment.
The incident took place after Sharma’s lawyer complained to the fast track court that his clients were being mistreated by the Tihar jail inmates and accused the security officials of not providing adequate security to them.
Speaking to the reporters , Sharma’s lawyer AK Singh alleged that his client was beaten up to prevent him from appearing in an interview for the post of a clerk in Indian Air Force for which he had even sought court’s permission.
AK Singh told to the fast track court that accused Vinay Sharma and other co- accused Akshay Thakur were receiving life threats from the guards at Tihar Jail where they are lodged.
“Whenever the duty changes, the sentries exchange lewd and abusive remarks about us and say that we should be killed. They have threatened to kill me several times,” Thakur told the court.
An interim bail application was also submitted on Sharma’s behalf to let him appear for an interview for the post of a clerk in Indian Air Force.
The examination is to be held on April 7 in Subroto Park. A third application sought court direction to the jail superintendent and authorities to “prevent other lawyers” from meeting Sharma and Thakur.
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