Inmates at a jail in Sindh took 12 officials hostage on Saturday to protest the death of a fellow prisoner. Some 450 prisoners of the 800 at Khairpur Prison also gathered on the roof of the jail building and chanted slogans against the jail authorities. The prisoners had demanded the registration of a first information report (FIR) against jail officials for torturing an inmate to death two days ago, officials said. They said that the inmates were holding jail officials in a cell and had refused to set them free unless they were assured of the redressal of their grievances.The inmates accused jail officials of frequently demanding money from them and not taking them to court on time. He said that a team of officials headed by the jail superintendent was negotiating with the inmates, and hoped that the dialogue would lead to a solution to the crisis.