Ex-min Prajapati stable after attack, accused held
LUCKNOW, Oct. 2 -- Former SP 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 KGMU's Trauma Centre late Tuesday night after sustaining superficial head injuries. A doctor said, "He sustained skull injuries, but there is no risk to life."
A senior police official said that the accused prisoner, identified as Vishwas, has been booked under 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 cause of the attack, though he reportedly cited sudden provocation. Lucknow jail superintendent RK Jaiswal said Vishwas was performing cleaning duties at the jail hospital around 6:30 pm. He became annoyed when the former minister hurled abuses after he refused to give him water and allegedly struck him on the head with a nearby iron stick. HTC...
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