A 19-year-old inmate has been booked by NM Joshi Marg police station for sodomizing a 20-year-old inmate in Arthur Road Jail.

According to the complainant, the incident occurred in the wee hours of Sunday (May 15). When the complainant was in his barracks, the accused came and started hitting him with his hand. When the victim protested, the accused overpowered and sodomised him. After sexually assaulting him, the accused warned him not to report the incident or he will be killed.