Chief warden suspended over death of inmate in Bihar prison

The Chief warden of Katihar district jail in Bihar was suspended today following the death of an inmate under mysterious circumstances two days ago, an official said.
District magistrate Lalanji said jail superintendent Sujit Kumar Jha has suspended chief warden Umesh Rajak in the wake of protest by large number of inmates alleging laxity in various arrangements in the prison following death of inmate Vinod Uraon (25) under mysterious circumstances.
He said sub-divisional officer (SDO) Subhash Narayan and sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Lalbabu Yadav have been directed to address the issues being raised by the inmates of Katihar district jail.

Meanwhile, the post mortem report was awaited to find out the reason behind the death of the inmate, who was undergoing trial in a murder case, the DM added.