India, May 3 -- A special MCOCA court on Saturday ordered an inquiry into an assault on an inmate by staff inside Taloja Central Jail. The court was hearing an organised crime case involving a Rs.50-lakh mephedrone deal dispute when one of the accused informed the bench that jail staff had brutally assaulted him.

In his application, Sarwar Maksud Khan stated that prison officials assaulted him inside Circle No. 3 on April 28. He alleged that they hit him with fists, kicks, sticks, and belts. He also claimed he was denied medical treatment for his injuries. According to Khan, the assault was retaliation for complaints he made as a witness in another custodial torture case.

Taking serious note of the allegations, the court directed the ad...