Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Prashant Kishor meets SSP over jail death of Roshan Yadav
A young man named Roshan Yadav, who was 19 years old, died inside a jail in Madhubani, Bihar, in India.
The police said he ended his own life by hanging himself.
But his family did not believe that story.
They said he might have been hurt or killed by someone else, and they pointed to marks on his body.
Roshan's mother and sister had visited him in jail just a few days before and said he seemed normal.
A leader named Prashant Kishor went to talk to the senior police officer to ask for a fair investigation.
The officer promised to look into every part of the case within ten days.
He also said the top district official would check what happened, following guidelines from a government rights body.
Kishor also asked why the family was not properly told about the arrest and why Roshan was not taken before a judge.
The family hopes to get justice for Roshan.
Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj founder and Bankipur MLA, met the Madhubani SSP on Saturday over the death of 19-year-old Roshan Yadav in Rampatti jail.
Yadav allegedly hanged himself in jail on Monday, but his family questioned the claim and alleged he may have been killed, citing marks on his body.
The SSP agreed to investigate every angle of the case within 10 days and said the death will be investigated by the District Magistrate following NHRC guidelines.
Kishor said the matter will be taken to the DGP and the Chief Secretary if appropriate action is not taken within the stipulated timeline.
Kishor questioned why Rahika police made the arrest, why no written intimation was given to the kin, and why Yadav was allegedly beaten and tortured.
- Who
- Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj founder and Bankipur MLA; Madhubani SSP; the family of Roshan Yadav, a 19-year-old who died in Rampatti jail.
- What
- Kishor met the SSP seeking a thorough investigation into the death of Roshan Yadav, whose family disputes the police's suicide claim.
- When
- Saturday, August 15 (the meeting); Yadav's death occurred on the preceding Monday.
- Where
- Rampatti jail, Madhubani, Bihar.
- Why
- Yadav's family alleged he may have been killed rather than having hanged himself, and demanded an impartial investigation and action against the jail administration.
Family and Jan Suraaj
Police and Jail Administration
Cause of death
Family and Jan Suraaj
Yadav's family questioned the police claim of suicide and alleged he may have been killed, pointing to several marks found on his body.
Police and Jail Administration
Police claim that 19-year-old Roshan Yadav allegedly hanged himself inside the jail.
Custodial treatment and arrest process
Family and Jan Suraaj
Kishor questioned why Rahika police made the arrest, why no written intimation was given to the kin, why Yadav was detained without being produced before a magistrate, and why he was allegedly beaten and tortured.
Police and Jail Administration
Officials said Yadav had been lodged in the jail since May 27 in connection with an Arms Act case and was briefly released in late May before being re-arrested within hours.
- Deceased
- Roshan Yadav, 19
- Place of death
- Rampatti jail, Madhubani, Bihar
- Police account
- Alleged hanging inside the jail; disputed by family
- Imprisonment
- Lodged since May 27 under Arms Act case; briefly released in late May before being re-arrested within hours
- Investigation promise
- Every angle of the case to be investigated within 10 days
- Investigating authority
- District Magistrate following NHRC guidelines
- Key intervener
- Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj founder and Bankipur MLA
- Family's last visit
- Mother and sister met Yadav at Rampatti jail on August 8