Mumbai, September 25: Extradited underworld don Abu Salme’s close aide was injured in a gang war inside Mumbai’s high profile Arthur Road Jail on Saturday.Salem’s aide Mehndi Hassan was attacked by sharp-edged weapon inside the jail.
Meanwhile, the murder accused Hassan has been admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai. According to the sources, Hassan sustained injuries in his face and hand.
Hassan was the driver of Abu Salem.
Earlier, Abu Salem was also attacked by the fellow inmates, reportedly members of Dawood Ibrahim gang, on July 24.
Salem was attacked by Mustafa Dossa by a sharp object. He sustained injuries on his face.
Abu Salem is lodged in the jail in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blast case. He has been facing as many as nine cases after his extradition form Portugal in 2005.
—Agencies