India, Sept. 10 -- A dispute over sleeping arrangements inside Yerawada Central Prison escalated into a violent clash, leaving one inmate injured, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place around 8.15 pm on Sunday when Sanjay Bhikaji Kapade (52), a convicted prisoner, got into an argument with two undertrial inmates - Bharat Vishal Rathod and Mohammad Gulab Shaikh - over space inside the overcrowded barracks.

The quarrel quickly turned violent, with Rathod and Shaikh allegedly attacking Kapade using a sharp nail and repeatedly punching him in the chest. Prison guards on duty rushed in to break up the fight and shifted Kapade to the prison hospital for treatment.

Following the incident, Senior Jail Officer Revannath Kande lodged a...