Srinagar Central Jail today died while being taken to a hospital here, police said.
Ajaz Ahmad Malik, who was in judicial custody since May 5 following his arrest in a narcotic drugs case, was rushed to Rainawari hospital by the jail authorities after he complained of uneasiness but he was declared "brought dead" by doctors, they said.
Malik was a resident of Purwan-Poshwan village of Pulwama district.