Panaji: As many as 45 inmates of Sada Sub Jail allegedly attacked the jail officials over some issue and tried to flee the jail at Vasco, around 28 km from here. According to sources, the incident occurred at 2300 hrs last night when the under-trials, who were protesting against shifting of an inmate, Vinayak Kakodkar to a jail in Maharashtra, created ruckus and attacked the staffers of the jail.
Jailer Vithal Gawas was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon. The injured jailer was immediately rushed to sub-district hospital at Chicalim and later to Goa Medical College. All the 45 inmates together had launched the attack on the officials, guards and tried to flee the jail premises, he said. Police team from various neighbouring police stations were rushed to the sub jail. Major repair work has been undertaken by the state Public Works Department (PWD) in the sub jail. (UNI)