Alarmed by the death of a Vyapam scam accused under suspicious conditions in the district jail a week ago, the prison authorities in Indore are considering shifting 20 inmates allegedly involved in the scandal to another prison.
On paper, the authorities cite the lack of 24-hour medical facilities in the jail, which houses 920 prisoners. The jail has only a part-time doctor, who is not generally unavailable at night.
"We will soon move a local court to shift 20 person accused in Vyapam scam from here to another jail which has a proper hospital and adequate medical staff," said district Jail Superintendent R S Bhati.
On June 27, 30-year-old vetenarian Narendra Singh Tomar had suddenly fallen ill. He had died by the time he was taken to the Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital, reports news agency Press Trust of India.
Whistle-blower Dr Anand Rai, who has welcomed the idea of the prison authorities, has alleged negligence on the part of the state government in providing timely treatment to Mr Tomar.
He said the safety of these 17 accused was necessary "to reach and arrest the big fish involved in the scam."
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