Bareilly (UP): Five under-trials lodged in the district jail here consumed some "poisonous substance" at the Additional Sessions Judge court today, officials said.
The five-- Satyavir, Shishpal, Ahsan, Hasib and Ashraf consumed "poisonous substance" at the court of Additional Sessions Judge Musarraf Hussain, they said. They were lodged in the district jail after they were caught with fake Indian currency notes in Aliganj area in 2010, they said.
All of them were rushed to hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable, the officials said. Police is probing the matter, they said, adding the exact cause of the incident could not be ascertained yet.
PTI