Engineer Rashid shifted to Tihar’s Jail no. 1 after alleged attack by inmates

New Delhi, Nov 6: Incarcerated Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) from Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, has been shifted from Jail Number 3 to Jail Number 1 of Tihar Jail by the Delhi authorities after he was allegedly attacked by some inmates in August this year, The Indian Express reported.

According to sources cited by The Indian Express, Rashid’s transfer from Jail Number 3 to Jail Number 1 was carried out as a precautionary measure after his security was reviewed following the alleged attack.

Sources said it is the same cell where former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia was lodged in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam in 2023.

“Regular checks are being conducted with the help of CCTV cameras installed around his ward. Warders have been instructed to keep a close watch outside the confinement area,” a source said.

Rashid, 58, has been shifted to Tihar’s oldest Jail Number 1, where he is lodged alone in a separate cell of Ward Number 9, according to a highly placed source in the Delhi government. As per the jail manual, an inmate can stay alone or with up to two other inmates in a cell, an official added.

Sources said the MP, who has been lodged in Tihar Jail since 2019, was attacked by some inmates and sustained a minor injury during an altercation that reportedly took place at the end of August. Rashid later disclosed his “narrow escape” during a legal meeting with his lawyer, Javeed Hubbi, in September.