February 05, 2021 7:37 pm
None of the accused in the case have been granted bail so far.
January 28, 2020 2:42 am
Shetye, who was serving life imprisonment at the jail, was allegedly assaulted by six staffers, including the jailor, leading to her death on June 23, 2017.
June 20, 2018 4:47 am
On Tuesday, the six were told by the court that the prosecution alleges that they had assaulted Shetye causing her murder and subsequently destroyed evidence related to it.
November 29, 2017 3:30 am
While arguing for bail, the three accused claimed that Shetye’s death was not an incident of custodial death and she had passed away due to prior illnesses she had.
October 04, 2017 3:12 am
The statement of Sheikh and 96 other inmates including Indrani Mukerjea, main accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, are part of the 990-page charge-sheet filed by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch in the Shetye case before a magistrate court last week.
July 29, 2017 3:35 am
On the day of the incident, Shetye was declared dead on arrival at the J J Hospital. The post-mortem report observed injuries on her body but the death information card issued by the J J hospital stated there were “no obvious external injuries” on her body.
July 22, 2017 3:29 am
Byculla prison inmate death: Manjula Shetye's brothers said the Mumbai Police Crime Branch had recorded their statements, but alleged that it was severely watered down.
July 01, 2017 10:17 pm
Manjula Shetye was murdered on June 23 inside the jail. The crime branch will also probe rioting by inmates following Shetye's death. Shetye was allegedly assaulted by the prison staff, leading to her death.