PIL seeks CBI probe in jail clash
Lucknow, July 6 (UNI) Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court today directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file its reply within two weeks on the issue of the violent clash between prison inmates and police in Sultanpur district jail last month.
A division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Mishra and Sudhir Agarwal passed this order on a PIL filed by a prisoner Ramdev through his counsel Sharad Pathak.
The petition prayed for a CBI inquiry into the case.
The court has fixed July 23 as the next date of hearing.
On June 25, four prisoners and two prison guards were killed in the clash. Several persons were also wounded.
Besides, the PIL also seeks adequate compensation to the victims of the clash.
UNI
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Story first published: Friday, July 6, 2007, 22:09 [IST]