Manjula Shetye

Byculla jail violence: Indrani Mukerjea had sustained injuries on her hands, other parts of body in Mumbai prison, says medical report

Indrani Mukerjea is currently undergoing trial for the killing of her daughter, Sheena Bora, in April 2012, along with her husband and ex-media tycoon Peter Mukerjea.

Jun 29, 2017, 11:21 AM IST

Byculla jail inmate death: Prison officials to face action, says Maharashtra home minister

 Expressing shock over the recent death of a woman prisoner after she was allegedly thrashed by officials in the Byculla Jail, a senior Maharashtra government minister has said that all those who are found guilty will face action.

Jun 29, 2017, 09:13 AM IST

CHRI demands judicial probe into death of Byculla jail inmate

A CHRI statement said a prisoner dies every three days in Maharashtra and suicide rates within prisons run at 40 per cent higher than in the general population.
 

Jun 28, 2017, 19:52 PM IST

Saw Byculla Jail officials mercilessly thrashing woman prisoner, Indrani Mukerjea tells Mumbai court

Indrani Mukerjea, a key accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, had reportedly told a Mumbai court that she saw Byculla Jail officials mercilessly thrashing a female prisoner who later succumbed to her injuries. 

Jun 28, 2017, 15:47 PM IST

Byculla prison violence: Court permits Indrani Mukerjea to lodge complaint against officials

Indrani, who has been booked for rioting in the women's prison here along with other inmates, was on Wednesday produced in court after she moved an application yesterday alleging that she was roughed up by jail officials when inmates protested the death of a 45-year-old woman prisoner Manju Govind Shette.

Jun 28, 2017, 15:08 PM IST