Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Woman Prisoner Dies by Suicide at Yerawada Mental Hospital
A woman prisoner, who was originally in a prison in Maharashtra, was sent to a mental hospital in Pune because she was having mental health problems.
While she was there, she was found dead.
Police believe she took her own life.
This isn't the first time something like this has happened at this hospital; there have been other cases of suicide there in recent years.
A woman prisoner died by suspected suicide at Yerawada Regional Mental Hospital in Pune.
The woman was a Haryana native and was being treated at the hospital.
She was transferred from Parbhani prison in Maharashtra due to mental health concerns.
The court granted permission for her to receive treatment at the mental hospital.
This is not the first suicide case at the hospital in recent years.
- Who
- A woman prisoner from Haryana.
- What
- Died by suspected suicide.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Where
- Yerawada Regional Mental Hospital in Pune.
- Why
- Reportedly experienced mental health issues, details of the suicide are not specified.
- Deceased
- Haryana native woman prisoner
- Location
- Yerawada Regional Mental Hospital, Pune
- Cause of Death
- Suspected suicide
- Previous Confinement
- Parbhani prison, Maharashtra
- Reason for Hospitalization
- Mental health issues