Prisoner found dead in central jail in Kerala
A 31-year old convicted prisoner was found hanging in the central prison in Viyyur in this Kerala district on Thursday, police said.The deceased prisoner, identified as Gopi, hailed from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu.He had been in jail for some months in connection with a recent theft case reported in the district, police said.A police officer said prima facia it was a case of suicide.He was found hanging in the prison. Though he was rushed to hospital, he was declared dead by the doctors.
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A 31-year-old convicted prisoner was found hanging in the central prison in Viyyur in this Kerala district on Thursday, police said.
The deceased prisoner, identified as Gopi, hailed from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu.
He had been in jail for some months in connection with a recent theft case reported in the district, police said.
A police officer said prima facia it was a case of suicide.
''He was found hanging in the prison. Though he was rushed to the hospital, he was declared dead by the doctors. An investigation is going on over the incident,'' he said.
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