A convict died of suicide by hanging himself in the Tihar Jail of the national capital, officials said. The deceased was identified as Javed, who according to Tihar Jail officials was convicted by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge in a robbery case in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar in 2016. The 26-year-old convict was lodged in jail number 8-9 and allegedly took his life by hanging om the the common toilet area of the enclosure for inmates, officials said. A judicial magistrate enquiry is going on in his case.
The suicide incident comes even as an investigation is underway into the death of jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya. Further details are awaited.
