India, Sept. 29 -- The police have booked an inmate of the city-based Arthur Road jail for allegedly assaulting a prison official on Saturday. The inmate, Affan Khan, was arrested for allegedly being part of a gang that had attacked cops on August 24.

The NM Joshi police said that on Saturday, Khan, a resident of Govandi, got into a fight with another inmate, Imtiaz Shaikh. When the jailer, Rakesh Chavan, attempted to intervene and break up the fight, Khan allegedly hit his head. Chavan was left with a serious eye injury, the police added.

Following the incident, Chavan was rushed to the hospital, and a case was registered at the NM Joshi Marg police station against Khan for relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including se...