52-year-old Jhalawar jail inmate dies

An 52-year-old Jhalawar district jail undertrial, who was HIV-positive and suffering from TB, has died after undergoing treatment for a long time, police said. The deceased inmate, identified as Ramesh Tailor 52, passed away on Monday night, they said.Tailor was suffering from HIV and TB and was under treatment, jailor at Jhalawar district jail Shankar Lal said.

An 52-year-old Jhalawar district jail undertrial, who was HIV-positive and suffering from TB, has died after undergoing treatment for a long time, police said. The deceased inmate, identified as Ramesh Tailor (52), passed away on Monday night, they said.

Tailor was suffering from HIV and TB and was under treatment, jailor at Jhalawar district jail Shankar Lal said. He was awaiting trial in a case filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act, he said.

Tailor was shifted from Bhawanimandi sub jail to district jail on June 15. Since then he was admitted to hospital thrice and was last discharged on Monday evening, he said. A medical board in the presence of a judicial officer conducted post-mortem on Tuesday following which the body was handed over to the family members, Lal added. The judicial magistrate also recorded statements of inmate's kin, the jailor said.