60-yr-old convict found dead in Prayagraj jail
PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 3 -- A 60-year-old convict serving life sentence was found dead inside Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj, jail officials said on Sunday, suspecting it to be a case of suicide.
According to officials, the body was found near the mat storage area in cell number 2 on Saturday evening.
The deceased, a resident of Barua village in Kaushambi district, was convicted in a 2020 murder case involving a neighbour and was sentenced to life imprisonment on December 23, 2023, along with his two brothers, officials said.
Jail officials said the incident came to light late Saturday evening when other inmates found the body and raised an alarm. Officials rushed to the spot, and senior officers were subsequently informed.
Senior jail superinten...
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