YAMUNANAGAR: A 42-year-old undertrial prisoner, who was facing murder charges, allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a tree inside Haryana’s Yamunanagar district jail at Jagadhri on Thursday.
The deceased — identified Zareef Mohammad of Bibipur village in Yamunanagar district — had been lodged in Jagadhri jail since March 16.
Zareef is survived by five daughters and a wife, Jagadhri city police station house officer inspector, Suresh Kumar said.
The family members of the deceased alleged that even inside the jail premises there is a concern over prisoners’ safety.
Haryana: Undertrial commits suicide inside Yamunanagar jail
