Mumbai, June 26 (PTI): Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, instigated a riot by fellow inmates of a women's prison here after the death of a convict, an official from Byculla Jail said today.

The 44-year-old former media executive is among 200 inmates booked for rioting, unlawful assembly, assault on public servants and other offences, a police officer said.

Manju Govind Shette, 45, died at the government-run J.J. Hospital on Friday night after allegedly being beaten up by a woman jail official.

On Saturday, some inmates went up to the prison's roof while others made a bonfire of newspapers and documents to express their anger, the officer said.

He said Indrani had "instigated" her fellow prisoners by asking them to shun food and "use their children as shields" when prison staff tried to stop them from agitating and assembling without permission.

Six jail employees have been suspended over Shette's death and a murder case was registered against them on Sunday.

Indrani was lodged in the prison after her arrest in August 2015. She, her husband Peter Mukerjea, former husband Sanjeev Khanna and ex-driver Shyamvar Rai are accused in the April 2012 murder of Sheena, her 24-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.