Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Activist Parvez Parwaz, Serving Life Sentence, Dies in Jail
Parvez Parwaz was a 72-year-old activist and former journalist.
He died in jail on Sunday.
He was serving a life sentence after being convicted in a gangrape case.
A woman had accused him and another man of raping her in June 2018.
She said she had gone to the other man’s home to seek help with marital problems.
Jail officials said Parwaz had high blood pressure and diabetes.
He had trouble breathing on Saturday night and was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Parwaz had also filed a case about alleged hate speech by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Parvez Parwaz, a 72-year-old former journalist and activist, died in jail on Sunday.
He was serving a life sentence for gangrape.
A 40-year-old woman accused Parwaz and Mehmood alias Jumman Baba of raping her on June 3, 2018.
The woman alleged she had gone to Jumman Baba’s home seeking help with marital problems before being taken to an isolated spot and raped at gunpoint.
Jail superintendent VK Pandey said Parwaz had high blood pressure and diabetes, experienced breathing difficulty Saturday night, and died after being taken to the district hospital.
- Who
- Parvez Parwaz, a 72-year-old activist and former journalist.
- What
- He died in jail while serving a life sentence for gangrape.
- When
- Sunday; he developed breathing difficulty on Saturday night.
- Where
- Gorakhpur District Jail; he was taken to the district hospital.
- Why
- The jail superintendent said Parwaz had health problems, including high blood pressure and diabetes, and died after experiencing breathing difficulty.
- Age
- 72
- Occupation
- Activist and former journalist
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment for gangrape
- Arrest
- September 2018
- Alleged attack date
- June 3, 2018
- Accuser
- A 40-year-old woman
- Reported health problems
- High blood pressure and diabetes