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Undertrial Prisoner Dies by Suicide Inside Jaipur Jail
Manish Raigar was a 22-year-old prisoner awaiting trial in Jaipur.
Police said he was found hanging inside the jail on Wednesday.
Other prisoners and jail workers found him and brought him down.
Doctors examined him but declared him dead.
Police said he may have used a shoelace and other available materials.
He had been in jail since May in a case under the POCSO Act.
His body was given to his family after doctors performed a post-mortem examination.
The report does not state why he allegedly took his own life.
Twenty-two-year-old Manish Raigar allegedly died by suicide inside a Jaipur jail.
Police said he was found hanging near a store on Wednesday.
Raigar had been jailed since May in connection with a POCSO Act case.
Police said he apparently used a shoelace and other jail materials to make the noose.
His body was handed over to his family after a post-mortem examination.
- Who
- Manish Raigar, a 22-year-old undertrial prisoner and resident of Chaksu.
- What
- He allegedly died by suicide inside a Jaipur jail.
- Where
- Near a store inside the jail premises in Jaipur.
- When
- He was found on Wednesday; the report was issued on October 1.
- Why
- Police said he apparently used a shoelace and other material to make a noose; no motive was stated.
Key facts
- Prisoner
- Manish Raigar
- Age
- 22
- Location
- Jaipur jail
- Custody status
- Undertrial prisoner
- Jail admission
- Since May
- Legal case
- Case under the POCSO Act
- Post-mortem
- Completed before the body was handed over to his family
Sources
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