Abu Salem attacked inside jail

MUMBAI: Underworld don and an accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts Abu Salem was today injured in an attack inside the high security Arthur Road Jail here. He was allegedly attacked by his fellow inmate. Police said Salem was attacked with sharp object by Mustafa Dossa, a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang. He was injured and doctors are treating him inside the jail. A police team is at the spot.

Salem has been lodged in the South Mumbai jail since his extradition from Portugal in 2005. Salem is facing trial in nine cases, including two murders