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Day after court awards life sentence, convict commits suicide inside Udaipur jail

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Press Trust of India Udaipur

A day after a local court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his minor daughter, the convict allegedly committed suicide by hanging inside Udaipur jail, police said.

Ramnivas Gurjar (40) hanged himself with a piece of cloth in the bathroom of the jail. He was serving life sentence in a murder case, SHO of Surajpole police station Ramsumer Meena said.

The matter came to light during a head count on Friday evening and his family members have been informed, he added.

He was served life imprisonment by a local court on Thursday, Meena further said.

The body will be handed over to family members after a post mortem on Saturday.

 

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First Published: Mar 07 2020 | 11:50 AM IST

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