Byculla jail inmate murder: JJ Hospital doctor suspended for giving wrong info

Mumbai: A doctor of JJ Hospital has been suspended by the Maharashtra Government on Saturday for allegedly providing incorrect information on the murder of Byculla jail inmate Manjula Shette.

"I am aware that Dr Vishwas Roke has been suspended by the government but an official communication is still awaited at dean's office." Dean of JJ Hospital Dr TP Lahane said.

Maharashtra minister Ranjit Patil on Friday said Sheena Bora murder accused Indrani Mukerjea will be interrogated in connection with murder of Shette.

Patil announced the development in the monsoon session of the Legislature.

Earlier, six Byculla women's prison officials, accused of murder of inmate, Shette have filed their bail pleas at a sessions court in Mumbai.

In the bail pleas, they blamed Mukerjea of hatching a conspiracy against them for framing them in the murder case.

Their bail plea mentioned, " Indrani Mukerjea, a murder case under trial prisoner along with others have masterminded the false case to gain advantage and personal grudge against public servants."

The plea also says that Shette's death was a result of her illness.

Earlier on June 30, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Bombay High Court seeking Criminal Investigation Department (CID) inquiry in the murder case of Shette.

Mukerjea's lawyer had filed an application in the special CBI court, claiming that she was assaulted by the jail authorities after the death of Shette sparked a protest in the prison.

Reportedly, over 200 women inmates, including Mukerjea, were booked for rioting and criminal conspiracy inside the Mumbai's Byculla jail.

The Nagpada Police also filed an FIR against six women prison staffers, including the jailor for the murder of Shette.

Shette died at the J J Hospital on June 23 after being allegedly beaten up by the Byculla jail officials and staff.