Shimla, Jun 22 (PTI) A 36-year-old man from Haryana, who was arrested on charges of theft, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside the lock-up at the Kala Amb police station in Sirmaur district on Sunday, police said.
Ajay Kumar was arrested on Saturday, after which a local court remanded him to police custody.
He was found hanging inside the lock-up at 3:50 pm on Sunday, police said.
The chief judicial magistrate reached the spot and initiated an inquiry after informing the state human rights body, they said.
The police department has suspended a head constable and a constable for negligence, and sent them to the Home Guards Department, an official statement said.
The circumstances leading to Kumar taking the extreme step are being probed, police said. PTI BPL ARI
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