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Shetye was asked to stop teaching yoga in prison

Meanwhile other inmate mentioned of how Pokharkar had a hearty laugh and warned the inmates with similar consequences if anyone acted smart

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The probe carried out by Mumbai Crime Branch in the alleged murder of convict Manjula Shetye revealed that after few other inmates had complained to a Byculla prison jailor against Shetye, the jailor had asked the latter to stop teaching yoga in prison.

One of the inmates of the prison, Ranjana Rathod, in her police statement said, "Amruta Mathew and Varsha Nair were very disturbed when Shetye was transferred to Byculla prison and used to continuously complain about her to Pokharkar. Due to this, Pokharkar had asked Shetye to stop teaching yoga in jail. She was tortured in jail as she was put on work in the mornings and was again assigned night duty. At times she was so busy, she did not have time to bathe. Sometimes she would ask others to wash her saree."

"On June 23, 2017, there was a round up of jail superintendent and Pokharkar had warned us to not to speak up or complain about anything. Manjula had then inquired with the superintendent about her transfer which she had sought, to which the superintendent mentioned he would process. After the round up was complete, jail guard Aarti came up and pulled Shetye by the hair and all jail guards along with Pokharkar madam rushed to the barrack and assaulted her with a stick. After the assault, Pokharkar madam came to our barrack and asked if Shetye had ever asked anyone to give her a body massage, which was affirmed by Mathew. After gathering the information Pokharkar again went to Shetye's barrack and assaulted her," reads the statement.

Meanwhile other inmate mentioned of how Pokharkar had a hearty laugh and warned the inmates with similar consequences if anyone acted smart.

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