Four inmates of the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai were seriously injured after around 13 under trails clashed in the overcrowded prison on Monday morning
Four inmates of the Arthur Road jail were seriously injured after around 13 under trails clashed in the overcrowded prison yesterday morning. A scuffle broke out between two groups, who used sharpened pieces of metallic sheets and edges of their plates as weapons to attack each other.
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The incident occurred in Circle 7 of the Arthur Road Jail
However, jail authorities have ruled out the incident being the result of a gangwar, claiming instead that it happened suddenly and probably because of overcrowding in the jail. In connection with the incident, Jail officials lodged cases of rioting against the 13 members at the NM Joshi Marg police station.
A jail official said the incident took place around 8.40 am in circle number 7. “Jail security officials saw people in two groups assaulting each other. The personnel immediately intervened and tried to control the inmates but by then, the undertrials became aggressive and jail officials had to use minimal force to bring the situation under control,” said Swati Sathe deputy inspector general (west region prisons) currently handling the additional charge of south region prisons.
Kapri-attack
The inmates used ‘Kapri’, a sharp weapon made from the Aluminium food plates, and pieces of metallic sheets – used to cover windows, doors, etc – with sharpened edges to attack each other. In the clash, four of them sustained serious injuries and have been admitted at the JJ hospital, DIG said.
The injured inmates have been identified as Vishal Aamkar (31) (arrested in a murder case of Wadala TT police), Murugan Mani Nadar (52), (arrested in a theft case of in Khar police), Mohammed Mudassar Ismail Ansari (30) (arrested in a robbery case of Agripada police) and Santosh Bhikaji Parab. Ansari has a head injury and he is alleged to have another self-inflicted injury on his wrist.
Fight on CCTV
“We have recorded statements of over 50 people, including under trials who were involved in the clash, few who witnessed the incident and jail security personnel,” said DIG Sathe. Jail officials claim that the entire fight has been recorded as the place where incident took place has CCTV camera. NM Joshi police will access the footage.
Police have registered a cross rioting case against 13 under trials, which includes injured four, and Mohammed Zakir Khan, Sachin Kanse, Raja Rajan Nair, Sunil Nigori, Ashokkumar Kevat, Gopal Shetty, Sarvar Khan, Suleman Patel and Arman Khan.
Sathe said that the exact reason behind the clash is being investigated. Investigators are also probing a possible angle of any heated argument between the inmates during breakfast, which could have triggered the fight. “Overcrowding could also be a reason behind that clash as the Circle 7, where incident took place, alone houses 900 undertrials,” Sathe said.
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