Also read: Ram Singh, one of accused in Delhi gang-rape case, commits suicide in Tihar...or did he?
Delhi gang-rape accused Ram Singh’s autopsy will be done on Tuesday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), clearing all doubts on his death inside Tihar Jail yesterday
Ram Singh committed suicide on Monday around 5 a.m. by hanging himself inside jail number 3 of Tihar Jail. The incident came to light around in the morning, as Singh was rushed to the jail hospital, but was declared dead on arrival
An autopsy will be done at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) this morning on the body of Ram Singh and the report is expected later in the day
Tihar jail sources said Ram Singh, the prime accused in the December 16, 2012, Delhi gang rape murder case, hung himself using his clothes probably his own shirt. The incident came to fore when the guard spotted him this morning
Singh was the driver of the bus in which the 23-year-old physiotherapist student was gang-raped by him and his five associates, including a minor, in south Delhi after brutally beating her and her male friend
Ram Singh, along with the other four accused, was charged with murder, gang-rape, destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy, dacoity, unnatural sex and common intent in the case. The sixth accused is a Juvenile and is in an observation home
Ram Singh's death has posed serious questions on the security provided to the accused as all of them were under 'suicide watch after they had stopped talking and interacting amongst themselves
The Tihar Central Jail complex has several jails, each identified by a number. While Pawan, 19, and Akshay, 29, are held in Jail No 4, Vinay, 20, and Mukesh, 26, are in Jail No 7
The Tihar Jail authorities have ordered an inquiry into the incident and a post-mortem will be conducted on Singh's body soon.
