
Byculla jail inmate murder case: Charges framed against 6 prison staffers
A special women’s court on Tuesday framed charges against six jail staff for murder of Byculla jail inmate Manjula Shetye, in June 2017. All six pleaded not guilty.
The court has charged the six jail staffers - jailer Manisha Pokharkar, and constables Bindu Naikade, Waseema Shaikh, Shital Shegaonkar, Surekha Gulve and Aarti Shingne for plotting and carrying out a criminal conspiracy, murder, criminal intimidation and destruction of murder evidence.
The six have chosen to face the trial and denied all the allegations. The court will await submission of documents and evidence following which the trial will begin.
As per the prosecution case, Shetye, a life convict, was allegedly assaulted by the staff of Byculla jail on June 23 last year. The police recorded the complaint of an inmate, who was an eyewitness, on June 25, 2017.
Shetye was allegedly brutally assaulted by the jail staff because she had complained about missing eggs and loaves of bread from the morning ration. The probe was handed over to Mumbai crime branch following the uproar in the jail. The crime branch arrested the six staff on July 1.
The prosecution alleged that prior to being arrested the accused had destroyed Shetye’s clothes and also disposed of the wooden stick used by them to assault the victim. Further, they are charged for threatening the inmates, who were witnesses to the assault, with the same consequences if they revealed anything to the authorities.

Why keen on arresting Eknath Khadse, Bombay HC asks ED

JEE Mains results out: Student from Maharashtra gets 100 percentile

Maha budget: Concession in stamp duty for women, special SRPF battalion

Maha budget: Liquor prices all set to increase as govt hikes VAT

Maha budget: Unprecedented revenue shortfall, decline in growth rate

Mumbai records 89% rise in active Covid-19 cases

Maha budget: Sops for farmers, agriculture sector

Maha budget: Rs7,500 crore to upgrade health facilities over four years

Maharashtra Covid-19 task force pushes for home vaccination, 24/7 centres

Maha budget: Boost to road, rail, Metro and air infra

Eye on BMC polls, MVA budget gives major share to Mumbai

Maharashtra reports 8,744 new Covid-19 cases, 22 deaths

Maharashtra budget gives fillip to tourism

Health and infra get major share in MVA’s second budget

Maharashtra daily Covid-19 cases drop by 2,397; death toll reaches 52,500
- The drop in Covid-10 cases comes in the backdrop of a reduction in the number of tests. Maharashtra tested 70,941 people in the past 24 hours - a drop of 20,294.