UP: Inmate ends life in Sultanpur district jail

SULTANPUR (UP): (Apr 7) An inmate lodged in the district jail here allegedly died by suicide, officials said on Tuesday.

Jailer Omkar Pandey said the inmate, Nakchhed Kori (48), hanged himself to death using a plastic rope in the jail toilet at around 1.30 am.

Kori, a resident of Charathai village in Dhanpatganj area, was lodged in the jail since March 25 in connection with an attempt to murder case, Pandey said.