On July 15, 1996 newspaper reported the death of an undertial, Yasin Ahmed, under "mysterious circumstance'. He had been in jail slightly under three months. PUDR team conducted a fact finding in vestigation and met jail officials, Yasin's family members and the SDM Punjabi Bagh who is conducting an inquiry in to the death under S. 176. PUDR concudes that Yasin's death was a custodial death for which authoritis in TIhar Jail were directly or indirectly responsible.