Five undertrials attack jail warder, booked for murder attempt

Five undertrial prisoners at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison have been booked for allegedly assaulting a 32-year-old jail warder and attempting to strangle him following a dispute over prison security rules.

The accused have been identified as Mohammad Muzamil, Abdul Shafwan, Mohammad Rizwan, Niyaz, and Kalandar Shafi, all undertrial prisoners lodged in the Bengaluru Central Prison in connection with a 2025 Mangaluru murder case.

The complaint was filed by Manjunatha H.G., in-charge superintendent of the central prison, based on information provided by prison officials. The victim, Manjunath Haveli, is a jail warder who has been working at the prison since 2019.

According to the FIR, Haveli had gone to Annex-1 on September 2 to collect information regarding an inmate whose case was to be considered at a meeting of the Life Convict Review Committee.