India, Sept. 22 -- A 34-year-old undertrial prisoner was allegedly stabbed to death by two fellow inmates inside Central Jail number 10 in Rohini on Monday, police said, adding that a case has been registered.

Deputy commissioner of police (outer north) Shobhit Saksena said the victim, Pradeep alias Mohinder Bagri, was lodged in barrack number 203 of the jail. "Police received information from BSA Hospital regarding his admission after he sustained a stab injury. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital," Saksena said.

The victim's family has alleged that they suspect a prison official's involvement in the murder. "A prison official had demanded Rs.10 lakh from my cousin and threatened that he would be killed if he didn't pay. We...