Beaten, threatened by jail officials: Indrani

June 28, 2017 01:04 am | Updated 01:04 am IST

Indrani Mukherjee

Indrani Mukherjee

Mumbai: Days after inmate Manjula Shette allegedly died due to custodial torture in Byculla prison, Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora and lodged in the same prison, alleges she was beaten up and threatened with sexual assault by jail officials.

The application filed by Mukerjea’s advocate before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court said, “An incident occurred on June 24, 2017 in Byculla prison wherein an inmate named Manjula Shette was killed. Today, I visited Byculla prison where I was informed that she (Indrani) was beaten up pursuant to the killing by the Superintendent and the Byculla jail officials. She showed me her bruise marks and injuries, which were very prominent on her hands, legs and head.

“She informed that she was verbally abused by the jail officials and the Superintendent and was threatened with sexual assault for protesting against the cold-blooded murder in custody. She further requested me to bring the said incident to the court’s attention and request her production as she wants to lodge a complaint against the jail officials. She said several inmates want to give their statements against jail officials who were involved in the incident.”

Ms Mukerjea is among the 200 inmates who have been booked for rioting, unlawful assembly, assault on a public servant among other charges under the IPC. She has already recorded her statement before the investigating team about the incident.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.