Inmate Beaten In Jail

Two prisoners "had heart palpitations due to the stress," but medical examinations determined that their general condition "is favourable," Iran's prison authority said.

Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a northeast Delhi riots case, alleged before a court in Delhi on Tuesday that she was beaten up by inmates at Mandoli jail and was continuously facing harassment in prison.

A postmortem examination has failed to establish that a woman prisoner who was beaten to death in Mumbai's Byculla jail last week, was also violated with a wooden stick. The report, police said, maintains that Manjula Sheyte sustained fatal injuries on her skull and other parts of the body.

An inmate of the Jaipur central jail has alleged in a court that he was beaten up prison staff, prompting authorities to order a probe into the matter today.

Two prisoners were allegedly beaten to death by four others in a clash between two gangs inside a moving prison van transporting nine inmates from Rohini to Tihar Jail on Tuesday.

One of the four men sentenced to death for the horrific rape and murder of a student in a moving bus in Delhi in December 2012, has alleged that he has been beaten up by other inmates at the Tihar Jail.

A 50-year-old prisoner, who was beaten up allegedly by an inmate in a jail in Bhagalpur district, died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital, an official said today.

Vinay Sharma, one of the five adult men accused of raping a medical student on a bus in Delhi last December, was produced at the fast track court in Saket with a bandaged right hand. His lawyer has alleged that Vinay was beaten up by "other inmates and police officials" at Tihar Jail, where he is lodged.

Right inside the high-security Gopalgunj District Jail, in the presence of four guards, seven prisoners beat a doctor, Dr BD Singh, to death.  Instead of raising an alarm the guards ran away.  ''They are accused of kidnapping for ransom of a school boy that happened in 2009. Eight of them are serving life sentence. One of the main accused...

An inmate was beaten to death by a convict serving life term for murder at the prison Tiruchirappalli on Thursday. The deceased, Krishna (40) from Andhra Pradesh was arrested in a burglary case and lodged in the prison on October 31 last year. Krishna had an altercation with the life convict Aditya Kamal (26) hailing from Tiruchirappallai over fo...

Two prisoners "had heart palpitations due to the stress," but medical examinations determined that their general condition "is favourable," Iran's prison authority said.

Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a northeast Delhi riots case, alleged before a court in Delhi on Tuesday that she was beaten up by inmates at Mandoli jail and was continuously facing harassment in prison.

A postmortem examination has failed to establish that a woman prisoner who was beaten to death in Mumbai's Byculla jail last week, was also violated with a wooden stick. The report, police said, maintains that Manjula Sheyte sustained fatal injuries on her skull and other parts of the body.

An inmate of the Jaipur central jail has alleged in a court that he was beaten up prison staff, prompting authorities to order a probe into the matter today.

Two prisoners were allegedly beaten to death by four others in a clash between two gangs inside a moving prison van transporting nine inmates from Rohini to Tihar Jail on Tuesday.

One of the four men sentenced to death for the horrific rape and murder of a student in a moving bus in Delhi in December 2012, has alleged that he has been beaten up by other inmates at the Tihar Jail.

A 50-year-old prisoner, who was beaten up allegedly by an inmate in a jail in Bhagalpur district, died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital, an official said today.

Vinay Sharma, one of the five adult men accused of raping a medical student on a bus in Delhi last December, was produced at the fast track court in Saket with a bandaged right hand. His lawyer has alleged that Vinay was beaten up by "other inmates and police officials" at Tihar Jail, where he is lodged.

Right inside the high-security Gopalgunj District Jail, in the presence of four guards, seven prisoners beat a doctor, Dr BD Singh, to death.  Instead of raising an alarm the guards ran away.  ''They are accused of kidnapping for ransom of a school boy that happened in 2009. Eight of them are serving life sentence. One of the main accused...

An inmate was beaten to death by a convict serving life term for murder at the prison Tiruchirappalli on Thursday. The deceased, Krishna (40) from Andhra Pradesh was arrested in a burglary case and lodged in the prison on October 31 last year. Krishna had an altercation with the life convict Aditya Kamal (26) hailing from Tiruchirappallai over fo...