Panaji, Goa: Four undertrials at Goa's new 'correctional centre' at Colvale in North Goa district have complained to a trial judge that they were physically assaulted by the jail staff while they produced for remand.
Inspector General (Prisons) has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
The undertrials who were part of a batch seven accused, including an Israeli and a Portuguese national, who were produced before a judge of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court at Mapusa yesterday where they even showed scar marks.
The four were sent to the state run Goa Medical College and Hospital where medical reports confirmed that some of them had suffered fractures as well as bruises and other injuries.
"The government has been informed about the incident and an inquiry has been instituted. If at all such incidents have taken place, it is very unfortunate," Elvis Gomes, Inspector General of Prisons has said.
The NDPS court too has taken cognizance of the issue and has reported the matter to Goa Human Rights Commission as well as the North Goa district court.
Inspector General (Prisons) has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
The undertrials who were part of a batch seven accused, including an Israeli and a Portuguese national, who were produced before a judge of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court at Mapusa yesterday where they even showed scar marks.
"The government has been informed about the incident and an inquiry has been instituted. If at all such incidents have taken place, it is very unfortunate," Elvis Gomes, Inspector General of Prisons has said.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Delhi Man, 20, Stabbed To Death For Resisting Robbery Bid At Goa Beach Air India Flight Suffers Bird-Hit At Goa Airport, Take-Off Aborted BJP MLA Demands Ban On Alcohol In Goa, Other MLAs From Party Disagree Parents Gave Names Of Interns, Doctors To CBI In Kolkata Horror: Sources How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan Video: Woman Tries To Jump Off Mumbai's Atal Setu, Saved By Driver, Cops "Far From Over" But Joe Biden Has High Hopes For Gaza Ceasefire Indian Student In UK Develops Revolutionary Carbon-Extracting Biomaterial Video: Woman Tries To Jump Off Mumbai's Atal Setu, Saved By Driver, Cops Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.