Patiala jail inmates attack jail staff during checking, four arrested

The checking was being carried out following a complaint that the accused were demanding ransom from fellow inmates; the complainant also said that he has already given ₹15,000 to these accused out of fear.

Four inmates at the Patiala central jail opened attack on the assistant jail superintendent when he went to check the barracks after getting a complaint that they had asked their fellow inmate for ransom.

The complainant, who is an inmate at Patiala central jail, also said that he has already given ₹15,000 to these accused out of fear. (HT File)

As per information, jail inmate Karamjit Singh had given a written complaint to additional superintendent Gurcharan Singh Dhaliwal that inmates Gurdeep Singh, Iqbalpreet Singh, Balkar Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Sukhdeep Singh, Rajveer Singh and Amanpreet Singh have demanded ₹85,000 from him, stating that he that will be killed if he fails to pay up.

The complainant also said that he has already given ₹15,000 to these accused out of fear.

Following the complaint, additional superintendent Dhaliwal, assistant superintendent Amarveer and other employees reached the barracks to carry out a search. On seeing them, the accused tried to flee but Amarveer nabbed the accused Amanpreet and started frisking him. It was then that the other prisoners opened attack on him. However, the other jail staff rushed in to control the situation. A mobile phone and two SIMs were recovered from the accused, besides another SIM from the vicinity.