Rioting, arson in Gurdaspur jail

Gurdaspur: Prisoners in the Gurdaspur central jail went on a rampage after two staffers were assaulted, forcing the police to fire into the air to contain rioting. Trouble started when a jail staffer was attacked as he tried to bring two gangsters out of the solitary confinement cells. Jail Superintendent DS Saini, who tried to intervene, was also assaulted. This triggered a clash between two groups of inmates. Later more security forces arrived and brought the situation under control. An inquiry has also been ordered. Inmates were reportedly teargassed after they sat on a fast.