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Mumbai Prison Supplies The Good Life
By ndtv.com
Published: 07/29/2010

Mumbai: Who says life in prison has to be hard? In fact, it is the underworld's guesthouse where for a price, inmates like gangster Abu Salem can get all the basic luxuries of life.

This is what state home minister, Ramesh Bagwe, seemed to have discovered after his visit to Arthur Road jail on Monday. Bagwe's visit comes close on the heels of Salem being attacked by Mustafa Dossa on Saturday. (Read: Did Abu Salem plan spoon attack on himself?)

Bagwe, after his visit, said that the jail was like a hotel where all the facilities are available to inmates, especially if they were from the underworld. To his shock, Bagwe found that Salem's cell had marble flooring and bathroom facilities. The cell had a bed, utensils, tiffins and posters of models. Dossa's cell, Bagwe noticed, had tiffin boxes as well as enough supplies of fruits to last an inmate 10-12 days.

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