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Attack on Patiala jail staff; 9 hurt
Tribune News Service

An offical injured after an attack by inmates of Central Jail in Patiala on Monday.

Patiala, January 6
At least nine officials of the Central Jail, Patiala, including Assistant Superintendent of Police (Jails) Inderjeet Singh Kahlon, were injured in an attack by inmates during search this morning. The search was being conducted after a mobile phone charger was recovered from one of the inmates.

The injured staff members - Inderjeet Singh Kahlon, Swaran Singh, Balwinder Singh, Devinder Singh, Paramjeet Singh, Tarlochan Singh, Tarsem, Surjeet Singh and Gurmej Singh - have been admitted to the Government Rajindra Hospital.

Additional Superintendent (Jails) Rajan Kapur said duty officer Inderjeet Singh Kahlon was attacked after he recovered a mobile charger from inmate Gurpreet Singh Gopi’s possession during checking in the central barrack around 7.30 am.

“Gopi hit Kahlon with an iron bar on the wrist and shoulder after he was pulled out of the barrack for checking. Havildar Paramjeet Singh also came under attack as he tried to intervene. Soon Harvinder Singh, who is serving life term for murder, and some undertrials joined Gopi and attacked other staff members with bars and utensils,” he added. Help arrived soon after other officials came to know about the attack.

“Harvinder Singh is a habitual offender and was recently shifted to the Patiala jail from Sangrur jail after he misbehaved with the Jail Superintendent there.