Patiala central jail imates attack staffers

, Jan 7: Patiala Central

staffers were allegedly attacked by a group of prisoners on Monday and at least eight of the jail staffers including an assistant jail superintendent were injured.Police have registered attempt to murder cases on seven inmates involved in the

. The attack happened when the staffers were checking the inmates' cells.

Patila jail lodges many infamous criminals including Balwant Singh Rajoana who is on death row for his role in assassinating former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. Over 2,200 inmates were in the jail when the incident occurred.

A Times of India report said that the jail officials on Sunday had got a tip off that some of the inmates had hatched a conspiracy to attack officers on the occasion of 'Parkash Utsav' (birth anniversary) of Guru Gobind Singh on Tuesday when they would have been freed from their barracks to pay obeisance at the jail gurdwara.

Acting on the information jail security staff led by assistant jail superintendent IS Kahlon were conducting search when they were attacked by a group of seven inmates.

Of the seven inmates involved in the alleged attack, one is convicted while the rest are facing trial.

During the routine search, the staffers found a cellphone battery and some wires from one of the inmates. The moment they reached the central barracks, the search team was attacked by the group of seven inmates who intentionally tried to hit the officers on the head, using the iron rods which they got from the jail gymnasium.

The incident is being investigated.

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