Tihar jail inmate commits suicide

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old undertrial who was hospitalised after he allegedly tried to kill himself inside his cell in Tihar jail has died.

Gufran, a resident of New Musfatabad, north east Delhi, had attempted suicide at 11.15 am in jail number 1 on Tuesday, Jail officials said. "Gufran was lodged inside the jail number 1 of Tihar prison. On Tuesday at 11:15 am, he hanged himself with a piece of cloth to commit suicide. "He was rushed to Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital for treatment," a senior jail official said. He died at 11.30 pm on Thursday and an enquiry in the case been ordered, police said.

Gufran was arrested under various sections of the IPC, including for murder. He was about to be released from jail. However, the family members suspected a foul play in the incident and have asked for an inquiry. In August this year, a similar case of suicide was reported from Tihar jail where a 35-year-old undertrial identified as Chandrabhan committed suicide inside the jail premises. He was allegedly found hanging by a piece of cloth. The undertrial was booked for a murder case in Budh Vihar area.