Khurdha, March 18 -- Days after mobile phones were recovered from two under-trials in Odisha's Khurdha jail, an inmate was attacked by a group of prisoners over suspicion of being a police informer on Sunday. The injured inmate was identified as Prakash Nayak. He was in custody for his alleged involvement in cough syrup trade.Case against seven persons have been registered.

As per reports, a few days back, two mobile phones were recovered from two inmates who were serving sentence for drug trade and murder in Khurdha jail. Suspecting foul play, police started investigation. During probe, another two mobile phones were found and it came to the fore that some inmates were carrying out brown sugar trade from the jail premises.

Following th...