India, May 26 -- As many as 31 inmates have been booked on various charges, including rioting and arson, in connection with a clash inside the Kapurthala Central Jail that left three injured, a senior police official said on Monday.

Police had lobbed teargas shells and resorted to a cane charge after inmates of Block-4 in the prison clashed on Saturday night.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Kapurthala, Gaurav Toora, said 31 inmates have been booked on the charges of rioting, arson, attempt to murder, obstructing public servants from performing their duties and criminal conspiracy.

They have also been booked under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and the Prisons Act, he said. During the clash, the inmates tried to ma...