{"id":201460,"date":"2026-05-24T12:57:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=201460"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:57:54","slug":"indian-police-fire-teargas-on-inmates-in-kapurthala-jail-several-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/05\/24\/indian-police-fire-teargas-on-inmates-in-kapurthala-jail-several-injured.html","title":{"rendered":"Indian police fire teargas on inmates in Kapurthala jail, several injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-201461\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/kapurthala12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/kapurthala12.jpg 599w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/kapurthala12-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chandigarh: Indian police authorities used brute force and lobbed teargas shells at inmates in Kapurthala jail, Punjab.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, several inmates were injured after police fired teargas shells and resorted to a cane charge on prisoners on Sunday in Kapurthala jail.<\/p>\n<p>Some inmates came out of the barracks, reached the rooftop, and a few set some clothes on fire, the officer said.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, a heavy police force was deployed to bring the situation under control.<\/p>\n<p>No Indian personnel or jail staff were injured, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>There are around 4,000 inmates in Kapurthala jail.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Indian police ASI Joga Singh was shot dead by unidentified bike-riding attackers near Majitha in Amritsar. 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