Dreaded gangster Prem Prakash Singh alias Munna Bajrangi was shot dead allegedly by another gangster lodged in the district jail of Baghpat following an altercation, the police said.
Terming the incident as serious, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe, media reports said.
Four jail officials have been suspended in connection with the incident, the report siad.
Additional Director General, Prisons, Chandra Prakash said that Bajrangi (51) was kept in a cell with 10 other inmates including Sunil Rathi, who is also a gangster and lodged in Baghpat Jail since July 31 last year.
“Rathi shot Bajrangi after they entered into an altercation this morning inside the jail,” the ADG reportedly said adding that Rathi has been taken into police custody.
Bajrangi was brought here from Jhansi Jail and was to be produced in a local court in a case of demanding extortion money from former BSP MLA Lokesh Dixit in 2017.
Superintendent of Police, Baghapt, Jaiprakash said Rathi was being interrogated.
“More than one shot was fired. After the incident, Rathi threw the weapon in a sewer. We are probing how the weapon reached the jail,” the SP was quoted as saying.
Bajrangi along with BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari was also named in the killing of former BJP legislator Krishnanad Rai in 2005, reported PTI.
Principal Secretary, Home, Arvind Kumar reportedly said Jailor, Udai Pratap Singh, Deputy Jailor, Shivaji Yadav, Head Warden, Arjinder Singh and Warden, Madhav Kumar, have been suspended in connection with the incident.