Mumbai: In a new twist in the Byculla Jail violence case, a medical report confirmed that Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, was assaulted by the jail officials during prison violence,
The report added that the jail officials had attacked Indrani with a blunt object, which led to injuries on her hand and other parts of the body.
On 26 June, Indrani complained of body pain and was taken to hospital. “There was nothing abnormal in her medical reports and she was sent back after being given some tablets,” a prison official had said.
A special CBI court had on Wednesday allowed Indrani to approach the police and lodge her complaint that she was beaten up and threatened of sexual assault by Byculla jail officials for joining a protest in the prison.
Manju Shette, a woman inmate, was allegedly beaten up on 23 June by jail staff for failing to account for two eggs and five ‘paav’ (bread loaves) meant for distribution to inmates as she was assisting jail staff as a warden.
After Manju’s death, Indrani, Divya and other inmates including Shahnaz Maniyar, Vaishali Mudle, Hasina Shaikh, Mariam Shaikh and around 200 others began a protest on 24 June for their demands, which included making available a lawyer and allowing media access inside the jail, police said. Prison officials claimed that Indrani and Divya were behind the protest inside the jail.
Mukerjea, who was booked along with around 200 other inmates for rioting in the prison, was on Wednesday produced in the court.
Bureau Report
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