India News | Prisoner Lodged in Central Jail in Punjab Dies by Suicide

Hoshiarpur, Mar 1 (PTI) A man lodged in prison allegedly died by suicide in the premises of Central Jail here, police said on Wednesday.

Rohit Vashisht (42), of Hajipur, was found dead in the barrack's bathroom of the prison on Tuesday night, they said.

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Police said he was sentenced to life imprisonment in a case registered under Section 302 of the IPC (murder) at the Mukerian police station on October 3, 2020.

His body has been sent to a local government hospital for postmortem, they said, adding that they are ascertaining the reasons behind his death.

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Senior medical officer Dr Swati said on the instructions of local judicial authorities a board of three doctors was constituted to conduct the postmortem.

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