Inmate death: Jailor, warden suspended

Muzaffarnagar: A jailor and a jail warden have been suspended for negligence in connection with violence in district jail here in which a prisoner was allegedly beaten to death and another injured by other inmates.

Prison administration yesterday suspended Jailor Satish Tripathi and Jail Warden Subhash Kumar of the district jail. C P Tripathi has been posted as the jailor for a month, Jail Superintendent Rakesh Singh said.

34-year-old Chanderhas was beaten to death and another inmate was injured in an attack by other prisoners in the district jail here on June 23.

Police have booked four inmates in connection with this case.