Byculla Prison

9 more inmates of Mumbai's Byculla jail admitted to JJ Hospital over suspected food poisoning; 104 prisoners affected in past 4 days

Nine more inmates of the Byculla prison in Mumbai have fallen sick due to suspected food poisoning, taking the total count of the affected prisoners, most of them women, to 104 over the last four days.

Mumbai: 78 women prisoners of Byculla jail admitted to JJ Hospital after complaining of nausea, vomitting

As many as 78 women prisoners of Byculla jail were admitted to the state-run JJ Hospital in Mumbai on Friday after they complained of nausea, vomiting and loose motion, hospital sources said.

Byculla Jail violence: CHRI demands judicial inquiry into death of Manjula Shetye

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative demanded a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture and death of Manjula Shetya, an inmate at Byculla Jail.

Byculla Jail violence: Indrani Mukerjea, other inmates should be applauded for standing up to atrocities

The charge against Indrani, as made out by the police, is that she learnt from the morning newspapers about the injured inmate's death and informed her fellow inmates.

Byculla Jail violence: Mumbai Crime Branch takes over case to probe death of convict

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has taken over the probe into the death of a woman convict who was lodged in the Byculla prison in Mumbai, a senior police official said on Wednesday.