Patna, May 30: A doctor died in Patna hours after he was beaten up by some inmates of a district jail in Gopalganj district of Bihar, police said.
Physician Bhudev Singh died in the Patna Medical College and Hospital where he was referred to from Gopalganj where he was badly beaten up by the district jail inmates, police said.
An FIR was registered against seven inmates for carrying out murderous attack on Singh. It is not yet clear why the doctor was assaulted.
Bihar Home Secretary has ordered an enquiry into the incident. Role of jail authorities also being investigated.
The police, meanwhile, say they are not responsible as their jurisdiction does not extend to jail premises.
-PTI