Pilibhit (UP), Oct 21 (PTI) An undertrial prisoner lodged in the district jail here in an Arms Act case has died during treatment at a hospital, jail officials said on Wednesday.
The deceased, identified as Avaru, was a resident of Bagauri village under the Sitarganj police station area in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district.
Amariya Police had arrested him on October 9 in an Arms Act case and sent him to jail, officials said.
Pilibhit District Jail Superintendent Rajesh Pandey said Avaru was addicted to intoxicants and was rushed to the district hospital after his health deteriorated in jail. The jail doctor referred him to the hospital after finding his condition critical.
He died during treatment at the district hospital’s medical college late Tuesday night, Pandey said, adding that legal formalities were being completed and a post-mortem examination was being conducted.
According to the deceased’s family, he had previously faced several criminal cases, including theft.
His brother Arman told mediapersons that he visited the jail on Tuesday but could not meet Avaru as it was a holiday. The prisoner’s health allegedly deteriorated suddenly that day. PTI COR KIS RUK
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