Ex MLA Anant Singh Alleges Conspiracy To Kill Him In Patna Jail

Patna's District Magistrate (DM), Chandrashekhar Singh, ordered a probe into the matter and suspended a prison official after the incident.

At least four inmates and as many prison officials were injured in a fight inside Patna's Beur Central Jail on Sunday. The fight broke out during a prisoners' protest led by convicted former Bihar MLA Anant Singh over their ward being allegedly "deliberately" kept open on Saturday night.

The former MLA from Bihar's Mokama claimed that a conspiracy is in play to murder him inside the jail.

Patna's District Magistrate (DM), Chandrashekhar Singh, ordered a probe into the matter and suspended a prison official after the incident.