Sambalpur: A jailor of the Sambalpur Circle Jail here allegedly thrashed a prisoner mercilessly, leaving him with a fractured hand, following a verbal dispute on Monday.
According to sources, prisoner named Avinash Behera, who is serving jail term in a murder case, entered into a heated argument with the other prisoners in the jail.
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Failing to solve the dispute between the prisoners, the jailor on duty lost his cool and thrashed Avinash mercilessly, thereby leaving him with a fractured hand.
Following the incident, the injured prisoner was taken to Burla Hospital.
Accepting his act, the jailor stated that the victim prisoner suffered from minor injuries.
