New Delhi, Jun 4 (PTI) A 40-year-old inmate lodged in Mandoli jail died after he was taken to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in northeast Delhi in an unconscious state, police said on Thursday.
Information regarding the admission of the inmate was received at Harsh Vihar police station from the hospital on June 3; doctors declared him brought dead, police said.
The deceased was identified as Malkeet Singh, a resident of Azadpur’s Lal Bagh area.
According to police, Singh was lodged in Mandoli jail in connection with a case under the Arms Act registered by the Special Cell in 2021 and a murder case registered in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district.
The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination to ascertain the cause of death, police said.
An inquiry
under Section 196 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) has been initiated, and further proceedings are underway, they added. PTI SGV PRK
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