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Patna jail erupts in inmates' anger, They Were Protesting Suicide By An Inmate
A day after Maoists freed 110 of their comrades from Chhattisgarh's Dantewada jail on Sunday night, Bihar's Beur jail witnessed protests as 300-odd inmates -- mostly left-wing extremists -- virtually took charge of the prison on the outskirts of Patna for nearly eight hours on Tuesday.
A rattled administration ordered police action inside the prison, with more than 400 cops being sent in to quell the mobs. Equipped with guns, lathis and tear gas shells, the cops pushed and shoved the trouble-makers back into their cells. ``We didn't use force; it was just a display of force,'' IG (prisons) Sandip Paundrik later said, and claimed the administration had at no point ``lost control of the prison''. The drama began early, around 6.30 am, when 150-odd inmates on hunger strike demanding action against officials responsible for the recent suicide by Maoist inmate Nagina Manjhi, stormed into the jail's five kitchens and poured water on the stoves. They then sat on a dharna in the open field calling for senior officials to come for talks. In the process, they roughed up securitymen and even hounded them away. By Dr arvind, Section News Posted on Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 01:42:09 AM EST
Around 10 am, IG (prisons), Patna DM and SSP arrived. The agitators demanded a judicial probe into the death of Manjhi, who hanged himself in the prison on December 14. They also wanted action against the jail superintendent besides Rs 5 lakh as compensation for Manjhi's kin. ``We told them a judicial probe is on, and action will be taken against jail officials on the basis of its report. We also assured them that we will write for compensation to Manjhi's family,'' Paundrik said. Most agitating inmates then agreed to call off the protest.
But a few prisoners raised fresh demands such as permission for food from outside the jail and an increase in the number of visitors. ``We told them that only reasonable demands will be accepted,'' Paundrik said. Meanwhile, police vans and jeeps carrying armed forces kept coming in at regular intervals. Soon, the premises resembled an army cantonment as machine-gun wielding jawans took position outside the jail. The administration gave agitators time up to 2 pm to return to their wards. Around 2.30 pm, the forces were pushed inside. And at 3 pm, the administration invited mediapersons to the superintendent's office to brief them about ``normalcy inside the jail''.
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