Undertrial ends life in Chandrapur Central Jail

CHANDRAPUR: An undertrial murder accused, lodged in Central Jail here, allegedly hanged himself in his cell on Wednesday.
Sources said Umesh Naitam (25), a native of Gadchiroli district, was arrested in connection with a murder that took place at Sakhetola village on November 17, 2020. His trial was underway at sessions court in Gadchiroli.
According to sources, prison guard found Naitam hanging in his cell in the afternoon and raised an alarm.Soon, prison doctor was summoned who declared the prisoner dead.
Sources in the prison said Naitam was cooperative in nature and used to serve food to fellow inmates. He also used to talk to family members on phone with the help of prison administration. Authorities are clueless about why Naitam took a extreme step of ending life.
PI Sudhakar Ambhore of Chandrapur police station, where the case has been registered, confirmed the suicide in prison.
This is fourth death in Chandrapur Central Jail in the last few months. Two of them, including Naitam, committed suicide, while two had died of corona infection and cancer.