Nagpur, Jul 6 (PTI) A 40-year-old rape convict serving life imprisonment died on Monday morning after slipping in the bathroom of Nagpur Central Jail, police said.

Jail superintendent Anup Kumre identified him as Bablu Yadav of Vasai tehsil in Thane district.

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"He was serving a life sentence for rape. He slipped while bathing and fell on a cement platform, and was declared dead on arrival at Government Medical College and Hospital. An accidental death case has been registered by Dhanoli police station," he said. PTI COR BNM BNM 07062153 NNNNgart after we messed up last year," Gómez said, referring to the club's relegation in 2019.

Gómez was one of the best German forwards of his time, winning the Bundesliga title in 2007 in his first stint at Stuttgart, then two more with Bayern Munich which he joined in 2009.

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He also won the Champions League in Bayern's treble-winning season in 2013 before he left for Fiorentina. After two seasons in Italy Gómez joined Besiktas to win the Turkish league title in 2016.

Gómez scored 19 goals in 52 games for Wolfsburg before rejoining Stuttgart in 2017.

Altogether he scored 170 goals in 328 Bundesliga games, seven in the second division, and 26 in 36 German Cup matches.

Gómez also scored 26 goals in 44 Champions League games.

"I'm very grateful for the time I had at Stuttgart," Gómez said.

"It was always my biggest dream to give something back and to end my career that I couldn't have imagined here."

Gómez missed Germany's World Cup win in 2014 due to an injury-blighted season. He scored 31 goals in 78 appearances for the national team. (AP)

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