Authorities at the jail claim that a wristwatch was found in the cell of JNU student Sharjeel Imam.

  • Aug. 2, 2022, 12:53 p.m.

A Delhi court has been told by Tihar Jail authorities that a wristwatch was recovered from JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who is in judicial custody in connection with the February 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, during a search carried out in his cell.

He had earlier alleged that the Assistant Superintendent, along with "8–9 convicts", came to his cell in the name of carrying out a search" and "threw his books and clothes, assaulted him and called him a terrorist and anti-national". 

He had sought direction from jail authorities to preserve CCTV footage. It was alleged that a search was illegally conducted in his cell on the evening of June 30. 

Jail authorities have claimed that Imam filed a false complaint of assault against officials to keep his name in media reports and use it to secure bail in the riots UAPA case registered against him. 

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat of Karkardooma court directed the jail authorities to provide the CCTV footage, an affidavit and the first reply to the application to Imam. The matter has been listed for August 16 for a further hearing. 

During the hearing, Imam’s lawyer, Ahmad Ibrahim, refuted the claim of jail officials, saying that a watch is not a prohibited item. The permission to keep the watch was obtained by their client, he said.

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

Rajdhani delhi representative

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