Prisoners bath in Sangam water inside jail in Lucknow
Prisoners of Lucknow District Prison took a bath in the holy confluence water of Mahakumbh on Friday.
At least 16 prisoners were killed, and five others wounded after riots occurred
in a prison in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, local media reported.
The riots occured on Tuesday afternoon, reported the Xinhua news agency.
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A conflict between different groups of prisoners broke out in a jail in the town of Cieneguillas, about 13 km away from Zacatecas City, the state capital, said the reports.
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Local police soon intervened and managed to control the situation later in the afternoon, said the state public security department.
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