Overview

• Authorities say an inmate on cleaning duty attacked Prajapati at the Lucknow district jail hospital on September 30 following an altercation over water.
• Officials described the weapon as a sliding part of a cupboard or an iron stick, while Prajapati and his family alleged he was stabbed with a knife.
• Prajapati received immediate treatment at the jail hospital and was sent to King George’s Medical University, with the prisons chief saying he is now healthy.
• Jail officials said the alleged assailant, identified as Vishwas (also reported as Biswas), has been detained for interrogation and a police complaint will be filed.
• The Samajwadi Party and Prajapati’s family sought enhanced security and a judicial probe, with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav calling the attack a serious lapse in safety.