Lakhimpur, Nov. 29 -- An undertrial prisoner lodged in the district jail died under suspicious circumstances today morning, triggering outrage among his family members and local residents.
According to jail authorities, the inmate died by suicide after allegedly hanging himself with a towel tied to an angle iron inside the barracks toilet.
The deceased, 55-year-old Suresh Kumar Verma, a resident of Madhopurwa village under Dhaurahara police station, had been brought to the district jail on Thursday. He had been arrested in connection with the murder of 40-year-old Seema, a woman from his village.
As soon as news of his death surfaced, panic spread across the jail and district administration. The District Magistrate (DM) and Superintenden...