LUCKNOW, Oct. 1 -- Former Samajwadi Party minister Gayatri Prajapati, who was allegedly attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow district jail on Tuesday evening, remains stable, police confirmed on Wednesday. Prajapati was shifted to King George Medical University's Trauma Centre late Tuesday night after sustaining superficial head injuries. A doctor privy to his condition said, "He sustained injuries on his skull, but there is no risk to life."

A senior police official said that the accused prisoner, identified as Vishwas, has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 115 for voluntarily causing hurt. Lucknow district prison jailer Rajesh Kumar lodged the FIR, and Vishwas is being interrogated to determine the exact cau...