GUJRAT: Prisoners set barracks on fire after the clash between the administration and inmates broke out in Gujrat district jail on Monday.
Sources privy to the matter said that the inmates were outraged by the misbehavior of the jail administration when personnel tortured one of the prisoners who was hitting a nail in the wall. After that prisoners set barracks on fire and also damaged the property and pelted stones on the police while a heavy contingent of police reached the spot and cordoned off the prison, added sources.
Police officials confirmed that some prisoners and police personnel were injured during the riot.
On the other hand, Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi taking notice of the incident directed the directed Comminer Gujarat and RPO Gujarat to immediately reach the Gujrat Jail.
