Case registered against four including deputy jailer for murder of prisoner

Sitapur: Months after the death of an inmate in the district jail, a case of murder has been registered against the jail’s deputy jailer and three others, police said on Monday.

Prisoner Bablu Singh, resident of Misrikh, Sitapur, died in April. He told that he was lodged in the district jail in cases under molestation, POCSO Act and Gangster Act.

Deputy Jailer Vijayalakshmi used to demand money from Gupta Singh and when he did not give the money, he was harassed. Police said that on April 14, Singh was badly beaten and died due to lack of proper treatment.

Singh’s mother Seema lodged a police complaint in the matter and although the post-mortem was conducted, no action was taken.

Seema moved the court, which immediately ordered the Kotwali police to register a case in the matter.

Following the court order, police have booked Gupta, jail pharmacist Shailendra Verma, jail employee Sudhanshu Srivastava and another person under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Investigating officer Alok Mani Tripathi said that investigation is underway and a report will be filed soon.