Inmates clash in UP jail

Luckow, October 11

Two groups of prisoners clashed inside the Gorakhpur district jail on Friday, in a fight that was reportedly triggered over the quality of food served there. 

Sources said some jail personnel, jailor, deputy jailor and three wardens, were also beaten by inmates when they tried to intervene. Inmates also damaged the CCTV camera, chairs and other jail properties. Heavy force has been rushed to the jail and the police had to deploy drones to monitor the situation.

An uneasy peace was brokered when the Additional District Magistrate assured  the inmates of looking into their demands.

According to the jail administration, two gangs of inmates of Koel Yadav and Govind Yadav had instigated their supporters to attack jailor Prem Sagar Shukla and deputy jailor Prabhakant Pandey.  The inmates have also written to the District Magistrate to act against Circle Officer Praveen Singh who had allegedly thrashed some inmates last night for misbehaviour in the police van while returning from court. — TNS