FormerBihar Chief Minister and president of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), JitanRam Manjhi, today demanded a judicial inquiry into the death of formerRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, who passed away at a Delhihospital on Saturday.
Shahabuddin,53, was serving a life sentence in a 2004 double murder case. He was shifted tothe Tihar jail in 2018.
SandeepGoyal, the Director General of Tihar jail, had said in a statement,"Information has been received from the DDU (Deen Dayal Upadhyay) Hospitalabout the death of Mohammad Shahabuddin, an inmate of Delhi prison."
Theofficial had said that Shahbuddin was suffering from Covid-19 and was admittedto the DDU Hospital on April 20.
Manjhion Monday tweeted tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister AmitShah, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Bihar Chief Minister NitishKumar to initiate a judicial inquiry into the death of Shahabuddin.
Manjhi'sappeal came after the family members of Shahabuddin alleged conspiracy behindhis death. They alleged that the RT-PCR report of Shahabuddin returned negativeafter his death. He could have been killed under a deep conspiracy, theyalleged. They also threatened to go to the court.