New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Gangster Salman Tyagi was found dead inside Delhi's Mandoli Jail on Saturday morning, hours after being convicted in a 2012 rioting and attempt-to-murder case, officials said.

He was found hanging from a noose in Jail Number 15.

"In Mandoli jail, a gangster named Salman Tyagi died allegedly by suicide by hanging himself. The incident took place in jail number 15, and his body was found hanging from a noose this morning. Probe underway," Delhi Police said in a statement.

Tyagi had several cases registered against him, including murder, extortion, and charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

Earlier in the day, a Delhi court convicted Tyagi and four of his associates in a 12-year-old ca...