Violence breaks out in Kannauj district jail after an undertrial prisoner committed suicide over alleged harassment by a jail official.
Police said the prisoners started the violence on Wednesday night. They clashed with the security personnel demanding action against employees allegedly responsible for the suicide of the inmate Kamlesh (51).
Several prisoners and security personnel sustained injuries in the clash. Police had to resort to lathicharge when prisoners climbed on the roof of the jail and pelted stones on security personnel.
The undertrial, Kamlesh, allegedly committed suicide due to harassment by the jail superintendent. The inmates are demanding that the superintendent be sacked and arrested for abetting the suicide.
Officials admitted that the situation is tense inside the district jail but the violence has been brought under control.
There is heavy deployment of security personnel in and outside the jail and police forces have also been brought in from neighbouring districts of Kannauj.
Kannauj, a VVIP district of Uttar Pradesh, is represented by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav in the Lok Sabha.
Police said the prisoners started the violence on Wednesday night. They clashed with the security personnel demanding action against employees allegedly responsible for the suicide of the inmate Kamlesh (51).
Several prisoners and security personnel sustained injuries in the clash. Police had to resort to lathicharge when prisoners climbed on the roof of the jail and pelted stones on security personnel.
The undertrial, Kamlesh, allegedly committed suicide due to harassment by the jail superintendent. The inmates are demanding that the superintendent be sacked and arrested for abetting the suicide.
Officials admitted that the situation is tense inside the district jail but the violence has been brought under control.
There is heavy deployment of security personnel in and outside the jail and police forces have also been brought in from neighbouring districts of Kannauj.
Kannauj, a VVIP district of Uttar Pradesh, is represented by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav in the Lok Sabha.