'Only Seen in Fiction': Delhi HC Slams Tihar Authorities Over Handling of Undertrial's Murder In November 2020, Dilsher Azad's father received a call that his son was dead. He had grievous knife wounds on his body, but Tihar Jail authorities did not disclose how he died. Representative image. Photo: Reuters Rights24/Feb/2021 New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed shock at the murder of a Tihar Jail undertrial who was knifed to death inside the prison, saying that such things are only seen in fiction. “I don’t know how something like this can happen. It is shocking. We see such things only in fiction,” Justice Prathiba M. Singh said while hearing a plea moved by the victim’s father seeking Rs 5 crore as compensation for the custodial death of his son.