Two groups clash at Ludhiana Central Jail, four injured

Ludhiana, September 15

Two groups reportedly clashed in the Central Jail here during which three inmates suffered injuries. The inmates also indulged in stone pelting on the jail premises.

As per information, the incident occurred at around 4 pm today. Some of the inmates were taken to the videoconferencing room for their online court hearing. While the inmates were returning to their barracks, members of the two groups first exchanged arguments and then attacked each others with handcuffs and kara (steel bangle).

After other members of both groups noticed the clash, they also joined and started pelting stones and bricks at each other. The Jail authorities alerted the force. Officials forcibly put the inmates into their barracks. Later, the authorities called police personnel from the Police Division 7.

The injured, Lakhan, Ankur Sharma and Raja Bajaj, were undergoing treatment at the jail hospital. One of the jail officials also suffered minor injuries in stone pelting.

Deputy Superintendent, Central Jail, Satnam Singh, said members of both groups had not submitted any complaint but the Jail Department would probe the matter to find the reason behind the clash. — TNS