INDIA
According to sources, the atmosphere inside Sabarmati prison was palpably tense as the verbal spat between the two prominent inmates soon took the physical route.
"The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty."
However, it will not be too wise to ask Babu Bajrangi if he thinks on the same lines as Benjamin Franklin, unless you want to invite trouble! For Bajrangi, one of the main perpetrators of the Naroda Patia massacre, Sabarmati prison was the most unsafe place he was ever in on Tuesday morning. The riot architect was reportedly roughed up by another inmate, Abbas Sameja, inside the Sabarmati jail premises. Interestingly, Sameja, for whom the fight score read as ‘deuce’, is an accused in the serial bomb blasts that rocked the ciyt in 2008 to avenge those very killings that Bajrangi has been held guilty for.
According to sources, the atmosphere inside Sabarmati prison was palpably tense as the verbal spat between the two prominent inmates soon took the physical route, during which Bajrangi was severely manhandled and thrashed.
Upon learning about the violent act on Bajrangi, top officials of Sabarmati prison panicked. Jail superintendent, RJ Pargi said, “Babu Bajrangi and Sameja had an argument on jail premises, but reports that Bajrangi was beaten up, are baseless. There is no need to make a mountain out of a molehill.”
Apparently some rogue elements had incited mob fury by showing video clips of the riots and of the gruesome details to brainwash youths of the minority community and exhort them to wage ‘jihad’ (holy war) against the riot perpetrators. This provoking resulted in bombs exploding in various public places in the city in July 2008, killing 154 people and injuring many more.
Taking into consideration the sensitive nature of the incident on Tuesday, even state intelligence bureau officials had to rush to Sabarmati jail to thwart any more impending violence between inmates.
According to details, Bajrangi, a diabetic has injured one of his toes, for which he had gone to the jail hospital for treatment escorted by a Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) jawan.
Meanwhile, there was a long queue at the hospital, which is already cramped for space, and inmates were awaiting their turn to see the doctor. Abbas Sameja and two other inmates, all accused in serial blasts, too were present at the hospital at that time. They, in turn, were being escorted by two jawans of the Border wing. The argument is said to have erupted over the issue of jumping the queue by one of those embroiled in the entire melee.
“We will investigate as to who first started the verbal spat, and how the inmates could get violent despite the presence of security personnel. No such incident has occurred in the
jail precincts in the last 2.5 years. Whoever was the first one to vitiate the atmosphere by entering into an argument will be punished as per the provisions inside the jail manual. We will also investigate about our staff involvement and take action if they were found to have neglected their duties.”
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