Coronavirus | 38 inmates of Byculla jail test positive

38 other female inmates at Byculla jail infected

Jyoti Jagtap, accused in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, and Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, have tested positive for COVID-19 among 38 other inmates in Byculla jail. A prison official, requesting anonymity, said Sudha Bharadwaj and Shoma Sen, also accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, have been vaccinated but have fever and an upset stomach. They have all been kept in a quarantine centre at Patankar School opposite Arthur Road jail. Rapid antigen tests were conducted on the inmates and some of those infected are admitted to JJ Hospital, St. George Hospital and GT Hospital.