CALCUTTA GAOL
A SERIOUS MUTINY.
HEAVY CASUALTIES REPORTED. Preaa Association—By Telegraph—Copyright DELHI, April 27. A serious mutiny occurred in the Presidency Gaol at Calcutta, arising out of discontent engendered by the belief that political prisoners received better treatment than other prisoners. The trouble came to a head when a warder struck a prisoner. Eighteen hundred convicts refused to parade. They armed themselves with sticks and sledge hammers and attempted to rush and set fire to the jute sheds and oil tanks. The warders fired, but the outbreak was not quelled till armed troops and the police arrived. The gaol is now under military control. The casualties are reported to be heavy. Three men are known to be dea'd. Some of the buildings were damaged by fire.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18541, 29 April 1922, Page 9
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129CALCUTTA GAOL Otago Daily Times, Issue 18541, 29 April 1922, Page 9
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