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.”
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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.