Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati, currently lodged in Lucknow District Jail, was hospitalised on Tuesday after being injured in a scuffle with another inmate, prison authorities said.

According to the Director General of Prisons, the incident occurred inside the jail hospital when Prajapati got into an altercation with a prisoner on cleaning duty. “The prisoner became enraged and struck him with the sliding part of a cupboard, causing injuries. Immediate medical attention was provided, and his condition is now stable,” the DG’s office said in a statement.

Prajapati, however, alleged that the assault was a targeted attack. Speaking to ANI, he said, “It was a vicious criminal. His name is Biswas… He has been in jail for a long time. I am happy that my life was saved. It all

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