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Pratapgarh (UP), April 11 The Director General of Prisons has suspended three personnel, including a deputy jailor, following the death of an inmate at the district jail in Pratapgarh, a jail official said on Saturday.The inmate died on Friday after sustaining burn injuries inside the prison...

Pratapgarh (UP), April 10 An undertrial prisoner, who was being held in the district jail here in connection with a rape case, is alleged to have died by suicide on Friday, police said."Prima facie, the incident appears to be a case of suicide. The inmate suffered severe burn injuries within...

Bhubaneswar, April 2 Odisha Police on Thursday arrested an undertrial prisoner (UTP) who escaped from Choudwar Circle Jail in Cuttack during last year's Durga Puja celebrations, an official said.In a statement, Odisha DGP Y B Khurania said, "The second UTP, namely Raja Sahani, who had escaped...

Pakur (Jharkhand), March 26 A woman, who was an undertrial prisoner, hanged herself inside a bathroom at the divisional jail in Pakur district of Jharkhand on Thursday evening, an official said."The woman attempted suicide inside the bathroom of the divisional jail. She was taken to Sadar...

Mathura, March 26 – An undertrial prisoner in a district jail in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, died by suicide after allegedly being distressed over not being granted bail, officials said on Thursday.The prisoner succumbed to his injuries during treatment, causing panic among the jail administration...

Thane, March 3 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested two jail staff members in Thane district, Maharashtra, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1,500 to allow a man to visit an undertrial prisoner, an official said on Tuesday.The ACB apprehended Satish Tanaji Bhosale (55), a prison...

New Delhi, March 1 A 35-year-old undertrial prisoner, housed in the Mandoli Jail in northeast Delhi, died at Delhi's GTB Hospital on Sunday after being admitted there in an unconscious state, police said.The deceased has been identified as Azad. He had been in jail for the past few days in...

Buxar (Bihar) February 27 The death of an undertrial prisoner in Buxar Central Jail in Bihar sparked protests by family members and locals, who alleged foul play, officials said on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Rajendra Kumar Singh, a resident of Virat Nagar in the district...

Jalaun (UP), February 14 An undertrial prisoner in the Orai district jail, involved in a POCSO case, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the prison toilet on Saturday, officials said.Manoj Kumar, 25, had been in judicial custody since March 2025 in connection with the case...

Jalaun (UP), February 14 A 25-year-old undertrial prisoner, held in the Orai district jail, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the prison toilet on Saturday, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Manoj Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district. He had...