MYSURU: Three prisoners died after allegedly drinking cake essence in the bakery unit of Mysuru Central Prison here. The deceased have been identified as Madesh, 37, from Sathagalli in Mysuru, Nagaraju, 28, from Sattegala in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district, and Ramesh, 27, from Hassan.
It is learnt that they allegedly drank cake essence on Christmas eve to get high. They were admitted to KR Hospital in the city after they developed complications.
Madesh, who was serving life sentence for murder, died on Monday night, while Nagaraj, who was serving life sentence for rape, died on Tuesday night. Ramesh, who was sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for criminal intimidation, died on Wednesday.
They were working in the bakery unit along with two other inmates. Madesh, Nagaraj and Ramesh, were baking cakes for Christmas, allegedly drank cake essence. Ramesh, who was initially treated for diarrhea and stomach ache by doctors of the primary health centre on the prison premises, was admitted to KR Hospital on December 26. Madesh was admitted on December 29 and Nagaraj on December 30 for diarrhea and stomach ache.
“They were admitted to hospital for diarrhea. As they did not reveal what they had consumed, they were given treatment as per standard operating procedures (SOPs). Later, they developed kidney problems and they were on dialysis. Their health condition deteriorated further and they even experienced hearing loss. Their lungs were also damaged,” Mysore Medical College and Research Institute dean and director KR Dakshayini told TNIE.