Prisoners hurt as two groups clash in Central Jail

There was tension for a while inside the Bengaluru Central Prisons, Parappana Agrahara, after two groups of prisoners attacked each other on Friday. Krishna and his associate were injured in the attack.

They are being treated at the hospital inside the prison, said the police. The Parappana Agrahara police registered a case against rowdy Kunigal Giri and his associates for attacking Krishna and his associates, said the police.

Involved in murder

Krishna and his associates were involved in the murder of rowdy Chichi in Kengeri recently. They were arrested and sent to prison. They were lodged in the ‘A’ Block, said the police.

The attack took place when the prisoners had come out of their barracks for breakfast around 9 am.

Giri and his associates rushed to the ‘A’ Block and attacked Krishna and his associates, who retaliated. The prison staff rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control, said the police.