The medical report of Dasna Jail’s undertrial inmate, who had alleged one jail official and other senior inmates of branding him on the waist with a hot iron rod, has confirmed the allegation.
On the court’s instructions, the medical report submitted by the jail authorities before it confirmed that the injuries described by the inmate. The doctor has recommended an X-ray on the leg of the complainant.
Earlier, in the complaint lodged before the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Navneet Kumar at Ghaziabad on december 5, 2013, it was stated that jailer Rajesh Kumar Pandey had demanded a bribe of Rs60,000 from the undertrial inmate. He had paid a certain amount but could not arrange for more money. On refusing to pay more money, one senior inmate Gaurav threatened to “teach him a lesson”.
On December 4, 2013, Rajesh Kumar Pandey came and dragged the inmate outside the barrack. Four other senior inmates or ‘numberdaars’ caught him and branded RK Pandey’s name on his waist. Four other inmates — Prashant, Ankit, Raju and Mangal — witnessed the entire scene. “The file is under order; after the injury confirmation we have requested the court to send the inmate to a Government hospital outside the jail for X-ray and further examination of the nature of injuries,” said defence lawyer Sahastra Pal Singh.