UP: Undertrial prisoner dies at Moradabad jail
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An undertrial prisoner died at Moradabad jail following illness, police said on Saturday.
Horilal Valmiki (30), a resident of Raj Mohalla in the Chandausi Kotwali area of Sambhal, was arrested in a case of sexual harassment of women.
He died Friday evening due to illness, Sambhal Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra said.
Post-mortem was conducted on the body Friday night and it did not reveal any clear cause of death, the police officer said.
The matter will be investigated by a judicial officer, he added.
Valmiki had entered the house of a neighbour naked on April 21, following which the women of the house had accused him of sexual harassment. He was arrested and sent to jail on the same day.
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