Agra,

April 14 (HS): Late Monday evening, a prisoner detained in the district jail in

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, committed suicide by hanging himself in the district

jail's hospital. Hari Parvat police, who arrived after receiving the

information, took action by sending the body for post-mortem. Action has been

taken against the jail warden for negligence in this case.

Mustakim

(37) alias Matoor, son of Sharif alias Shafruddin, resident of Wazirpura,

Hariparvat police station, a convicted/undertrial prisoner lodged in the

district jail under Hariparvat police station area of Agra district,

committed suicide by hanging himself from the fan after locking the pharmacist

room from inside the district jail premises and making a noose from the edge of

a blanket. The district jail administration informed the local police about the

incident. On receiving the above information, Hariparvat police station force

including ACP reached the spot and the lock of the pharmacist room locked from

inside was broken while videography was being done in the presence of the

forensic (FSL) team.

After

the FSL and local police collected evidence from the scene, the body of the

deceased prisoner, Mustaqeem, was sent for post-mortem examination. Prima

facie, action has been recommended against jail warden Vishvadeep Chauhan for

negligence.

Hari

Parvat police station in-charge Neeraj Sharma stated on Tuesday that a total of

seven cases were registered against the deceased prisoner, Mustakeem alias

Matoor. He had been convicted in two of these cases. The other cases are

pending in court. He had been a convicted prisoner in the district jail since

July 9, 2024. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and further

legal proceedings are underway.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi