Murder accused attacked\, injured at Thane jail

Murder accused attacked, injured at Thane jail

Press Trust of India  |  Thane (Maha) 

A murder accused was attacked by another inmate with a pair of inside the Thane Central Jail, police said.

Aftab, arrested by in an alleged case of murder, had been assigned a stitching job in tailoring department of the prison, a said.

According to the preliminary probe, he was humming a song when Mejabuddin Yakub Khan, another inmate, thought that Aftab was abusing him, leading to a spat.

Mejabuddin allegedly picked up a pair of and attacked Aftab, hitting him on the forehead.

Aftab was taken to the jail hospital where he received a dozen stitches, the said.

A case under IPC section 326 (causing grievous hurt by means of dangerous weapons) was registered at Thane Nagar police station against Mejabuddin and further probe is on.

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First Published: Wed, November 28 2018. 16:50 IST