MEERUT, July 17 -- A 32-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence at Bareilly central jail died by suicide on Thursday morning. The body was found hanging from an iron angle in the corridor of his barrack, officials said.

Jail authorities confirmed that the convict had been undergoing psychiatric treatment and was lodged in a barrack designated for mentally ill prisoners. He took his own life despite being housed in a high-surveillance cell due to ongoing mental health concerns.

The incident occurred in the jail's hospital complex, where two barracks (Nos. 6 and 7) are reserved for inmates with psychological disorders.

A resident of Jagannathpur village in Gola, he had been in custody since September 23, 2021, after being convicted und...