Guwahati, Oct 9 (PTI) The prime accused in the Rs 7,000-crore online stock trading scam Dipankar Barman has been attacked inside the Guwahati Central Jail and admitted to a hospital here, officials said on Thursday.

Doctors attending on the accused said that the patient was stable and the injuries had been taken care of.

Barman's mother Deepti Talukdar Barman complained that her son was attacked with a bamboo stick during the evening roll call on Tuesday by another accused.

She said the stick narrowly missed her son's eyes but he received injuries on his nose.

She alleged that though he was attacked on Tuesday but he was brought to the hospital only on Thursday.

Jail officials said that he was brought to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital after he complained of discomfort.

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