India, May 5 -- A Delhi court on Monday sought a report from jail authorities after the 23-year-old man accused in the rape and murder of a woman in South Delhi's Kailash Hills alleged that he was assaulted and threatened by fellow inmates inside Tihar prison.

The order was passed by judicial magistrate first class Deepika Thakran of Saket court after taking note of injuries on the back of the accused Rahul Meena. The accused was produced before the judge at the end of his seven days' judicial custody.

The court directed the jail superintendent to submit a report with a fresh medical examination explaining how the injuries were caused.

Meena's legal aid counsel Sayantini Sahu told the court that Meena received multiple injuries on his ...