The incident was confirmed by a senior official of the Punjab Prisons Department who said the condition of the woman prisoner, identified as Asma, was stable. He said the prisoner was immediately shifted to the Jinnah Hospital where she underwent a minor surgery.
Ramesh also said it is on the same day that President Droupadi Murmu - the first woman from the tribal community to become president - is not allowed to perform her Constitutional duties and inaugurate the new Parliament building.
According to Bangladesh-based Dhaka Tribune, a fire broke out around 4:30 am (local time) in a shanty in the East Shahidnagar district, according to the Chittagong Fire Service's central control centre.
A body of an unidentified woman was found, wrapped in a cloth, tied with cello tape, and thrown at Retibunder in Thane district's Mumbra on Saturday, police said.
An Indian-origin woman who was contemplating divorce from her husband was tragically stabbed in Canada's Brampton on Friday, reported CBC News, quoting her brother as saying. She was stabbed after agreeing to meet her estranged spouse at a nearby park.
A woman naxal cadre was apprehended on Saturday after an exchange of fire between Naxals and Border Security Force (BSF) troops near Urpanjhur in Kanker, said the officials.
"This is an issue of sidelining the President of India, who is also the first tribal woman President. Why don't they answer this question?" the Congress General Secretary told ANI.
According to DCP Shahdara Rohit Meena, "On 22 May, a team of Seemapuri Police Station on secret information traced the kidnapped girl age 32 years (now) who was kidnapped 17 years ago."