Shimla, Jun 22 (PTI) A 36-year-old man from Haryana, who was arrested on charges of theft, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside the lock-up at the Kala Amb police station in Sirmaur district on Sunday, police said.

Ajay Kumar was arrested on Saturday, after which a local court remanded him to police custody.

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He was found hanging inside the lock-up at 3:50 pm on Sunday, police said.

The chief judicial magistrate reached the spot and initiated an inquiry after informing the state human rights body, they said.

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The police department has suspended a head constable and a constable for negligence, and sent them to the Home Guards Department, an official statement said.

The circumstances leading to Kumar taking the extreme step are being probed, police said.

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