4 jail officials suspended after terror suspect killed in prison
Gurugram, Feb. 14 -- Four prison officials at the Neemka district jail in Faridabad have been suspended for negligence after an undertrial terror suspect, Abdul Rehman, was murdered by a fellow inmate inside a high-security ward on Monday, officials said on Friday.
According to officials said, the warder and the head warder were suspended immediately on the day of the incident.
Director General (DG) of Prisons Alok Mittal told HT that jail superintendent Harinder Singh and deputy superintendent Sachin Kaushik were suspended on Thursday for negligence.
"A departmental inquiry is ongoing, and a senior officer from the prisons headquarters has been deputed at the Neemka jail, who is expected to submit a detailed report on the incident by next week," said prison DG Mittal.
He also said that Hisar central jail superintendent Sanjay Bangar has been given additional charge of the Neemka jail....
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