Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon blast case, moved an application before the special MCOCA court seeking permission to file a private complaint against a fellow inmate for allegedly assaulting her at the Byculla women jail.

According to Sadhvi's advocate Ganesh Sovani, Mumtaz Shaikh, a detainee lodged in Barrack No 4 of the Byculla jail has been harassing Sadhvi since evening of April 15, When Sadhvi was shifted to the Byculla jail from JJ hospital, where she was being treated for skin ailment.