The police here have booked six prisoners for allegedly thrashing a 19-year-old fellow inmate in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail following a dispute over a packet of milk.
In his complaint to police, the victim, Manik of Rohtak, said that he received his milk packet on Saturday and two other inmates- Ashok and Arun- engaged with him in a verbal spat and the matter was resolved at that time.
“Later, the duo came with four other inmates- Naman, Sombir, Lakhbir alias Lakha and one other and took me to bathroom, where they thrashed me brutally and threatened to kill me,” Manik, who is lodged in the jail in a case of attempt to murder, said.
Sunny Loura, spokesman of Rohtak police, said the injured man has been rushed to PGIMS here and his condition stated to be stable. A case has been filed against the six accused.