Ajay Deshmukh, who was arrested and jailed in connection with a chain snatching case by Sahapur police, took the extreme step yesterday during early hours. He was undergoing treatment for the last three years relating some mental illness, they said.
Police said none of his relatives visited him since he was arrested. The matter came to light when the jail staff took a routine round of the cells to call out inmates and found Deshmukh hanging.