Shetye beaten over broken eggs: Inmate

The court will continue recording Bendre’s statement on May 9.

Jail murder: No relief to accused

The court said that it could not give them any relief and said it could direct the lower court to expedite the case.

The jail staff claimed that Shetye fell down and died due to poor health as she was suffering from TB.

Special public prosecutor Vidya Kasle called as first witness a man who had designed the map of Byculla jail.

Special women’s court judge S.V. Patil on Friday rejected the bail application filed by Shital Shegaonkar.

Shetye was allegedly beaten to death on June 23 at Byculla jail.

Earlier, three accused had withdrawn the bail applications and the court had rejected bail pleas of other three accused.

According to her inmates were already warned not to complain and nobody had the courage to complain against them in front of the accused.

The petition was contested by advocate Nitin Satpute and there were intervention applications filed by a couple of activists too.

Manju Shetye died after being allegedly beaten up by jail staffers.