Farrukhabad (UP): A scuffle broke out between prisoners and police officials in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehgarh jail over the quality of food served to the inmates and poor health infrastructure, injuring several police officials, including the jail superintendent.
A prisoner fell ill due to the poor quality food, and the inmates came out of their barracks to register their protest. However, the situation turned grave when inmates hurled stones at officials and set the jail furniture ablaze.
Acting DM NP Pandey and Jail Superintendent Rakesh Kumar suffered head injuries as the agitators started throwing utensils. A prisoner was also injured in the violence, they said.
Officials have swung into action to pacify the agitated inmates and are trying to bring the situation under control. Senior officers including Superintendent of Police Subhash Singh Baghel have rushed to the spot, police said.
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