CUTTACK, June 25 -- An under-trial prisoner (UTP) was killed in a clash in the Choudwar Circle Jail following a brawl with another inmate on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Ramesh Pradhan, a resident of Tulasipur in Cuttack city. He had been lodged in the jail for the last five years over a case of murder that took place in 2011.
Pradhan and another prisoner, Jalandhar Samal, had an altercation while both were working in the prison garden. In a fit of rage, Samal slit the throat of the victim with a sharp weapon.
Pradhan was rushed to SCB Medical College Hospital in a critical condition, where he succumbed to the injuries. He was supposed to be released from jail on July 3.
The culprit, who is currently serving life imprisonment ...