Punjab Deputy CM orders probe into prisoner's allegations against jail authority

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa ordered a probe into an incident involving a Barnala jail prisoner, who has alleged that the staff there assaulted him with a burning rod and wrote 'terrorist' on his back.

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday ordered a probe into an incident involving a Barnala jail prisoner, who has alleged that the staff there assaulted him with a burning rod and wrote 'terrorist' on his back.Randhawa took notice of it after the prisoner, Karmjit Singh, during his hearing at a Mansa court where he complained about this, a state government statement said.As soon as he was produced before the court, Karmjeet accused the Barnala Jail administration of assaulting him and other prisoners.Randhawa, who also holds the charge of the jails department, directed ADGP (Jails) P K Sinha to conduct an in-depth inquiry into the matter.

Sinha said Ferozepur division DIG Tajinder Singh Maur has been appointed as the investigating officer in the case and he will visit the spot on Thursday to probe the matter.Karmjit Singh, a resident of Balamgarh in Patiala district, is serving his sentence at the Barnala jail after a case was registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in 2020. He also asked him to get the medical examination of the prisoner done.(with inputs from PTI)ALSO READ: It's safer in jail: 21 prisoners in UP don't want parole amid Covid pandemicALSO READ: 'No child deserves to be treated like this': Rahul Gandhi on Aryan in letter to Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri