Delhi: Muslim inmate at Tihar jail dies by suicide following a robbery conviction.
An inmate at Delhi’s Tihar jail died by suicide on Monday, hours after being convicted by a court in a robbery case; he was found hanging in a bathroom in the jail. Jawed, a 26-year-old, was registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 392 (Robbery), 397 (Robbery with an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt), 411 (Dishonestly receiving stolen property), and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).
"As per the security officials, Jawed hanged himself from a tap in the bathroom with the help of a cloth at 5 pm at the common toilet area of the enclosure for mulahiza inmates [first-time offenders]," quotes Director General (Prisons), Sanjay Baniwal. A judicial inquiry has been initiated into the incident.
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