AGRA: The Kasganj management on Saturday arrange a three-member probe panel after inmates of Kasganj district prison levelled stunning allegations of torture, together with one prisoner allegedly being pressured to drink urine.The subject got here to mild on Friday when a number of inmates, dropped at courtroom hearings, advised relations and legal professionals that ever since new prison superintendent Rajesh Kumar took fee, they have got been subjected to inhuman remedy and common beatings.The revelations prompted protests through relations and legal professionals outdoor the courtroom. Shashi, spouse of inmate Mini Maheshwari and a resident of Kasganj’s Nadari Gate, submitted a written grievance to CM Yogi Adityanath, alleging her husband has been overwhelmed for 8–10 days. She additionally claimed that all through a up to date talk over with, she was once subjected to an objectionable seek — “frisking with out garments” — within the identify of safety test. A duplicate of her grievance was once additionally despatched to jail minister Dara Singh Chauhan, the state human rights fee, IG (Prisons), the district Justice of the Peace and the SP.The prison recently homes over 500 inmates and convicts. Family members alleged that out of doors meals has been banned whilst canteen pieces are bought at 3 times the marketplace worth.Kallu, an inmate produced in courtroom, stated, “The prison team of workers beat us frequently. Even the assembly with the circle of relatives has been stopped. A case has come to mild the place a convicted prisoner was once overwhelmed and compelled to drink urine.”Mursrat, who got here from Sahawar to satisfy her husband, stated, “My husband is a diabetes affected person. They do not permit meals from outdoor and say, ‘ask for cash from house and purchase from the canteen’. However the whole lot is very dear now. Previous, it wasn’t like this. We had been advised if we spoke out, inmates could be shifted to every other prison the place no circle of relatives conferences are allowed.”Recommend Keshav Mishra stated, “Inmates advised me they have got been on a starvation strike for 2 days. The brand new jailer behaves rudely and inhumanely towards prisoners. He’s implementing restrictions, illegally extorting cash from households, and harassing ladies guests. The subject should be investigated.”Kasganj DM Pranay Singh advised TOI: “After the grievance got here to our understand, a committee has been shaped consisting of the SDM (sadar), the circle officer (Kasganj) and the district probation officer (two feminine officials). The panel will talk over with the jail, take inmates’ statements and test CCTV pictures. The document will likely be submitted in two days and can be despatched to the house and jail departments. DG (prisons) is conscious about the subject.“