Ballia (UP), Jan 9 (PTI) An 80-year-old prisoner serving a life term in Ballia District Jail died of sickness, a senior jail official said on Monday.

Police have sent the prisoner's body for a post mortem examination.

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According to an official, Nirhu Yadav's health suddenly deteriorated Sunday night after which he was taken to the district hospital where he died.

Rajeev Singh, Ballia Kotwali In-charge, said that police have taken the body in their possession and sent it for post mortem.

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Nirhu Yadav was from Kalna Tola Deori village under the Chitbaragaon Police Station area of the district.

He was serving a life sentence for a murder and had been incarcerated since July 7, 2022, Singh added.

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