At least eight inmates including 36 years old Rajan Baniya doing jail term in charge of abduction were attacked with knife by 42 years old detainee Pani Lal Pandit according to the police. The inmates were attacked in their throat and were injured.
Sonam Miya, Deependra Yadav, Maya Das, Brij Kishore Sharma, Arif Miya, Alauddin Ansaru and Jaya Ram Lama were injured in the attack according to DSP Chakra Raj Joshi of District Police Office. Among them, Baniya was rushed to the hospital however other seven were treated inside the prison according to DSP Joshi.
The accused Pandit attacked the prisoner Baniya in a normal dispute and he was severely injured. His condition is said to be critical according to SP Govinda Kumar Shah of DPO Parsa.
Pandit was recently transferred to the prison from Jhumka Prison of Sunsari. Police said that his mental state is unstable and was under medication.
Injured Baniya was rushed to National Medical College at Birgunj. Police said that he was further taken to Kathmandu as his situation is critical.