Central jail inmates call off hunger strike

Inmates in Central jail who went on a hunger strike today called off the strike after the district administration assured them to review their demands, a senior official said.
Around 400 inmates of Central jail refused to eat breakfast this morning and went on hunger strike demanding better food and medical for them, East Godavari district sub-collector B Radhakrishna said.
The inmates also demanded an immediate transfer of jail superintendent N Nutan.
They alleged that jail superintendent harasses the inmates, he said, adding, they also demanded that ill prisoners should be taken to hospitals for better treatment and also the food for them should be cooked on gas stoves instead on wood.

Strike was called off after inmates were assured that higher authority will review their demands at the earliest, he said.
DIG (prison) Narasimham, district collector Neetu Prasad also visited the jail and met the inmates today.