Jammu, Oct 4: A 36-year-old Pakistani undertrial prisoner died after allegedly attempting suicide inside the high-security Central Jail in Jammu on Sunday, officials said.
The deceased, identified as Shahid Imran, a resident of Sargodha in Pakistan’s Punjab province, had been arrested near the International Border in the Makwal sector of Jammu in October 2024 and was subsequently lodged at Kot Bhalwal Jail, officials said.
According to officials, Imran, who was reportedly suffering from a mental disorder, was found unconscious inside his cell. A preliminary inquiry indicated that he had attempted suicide.
He was immediately shifted to Government Medical College hospital in Jammu, where doctors declared him dead.
Hospital sources said a ligature mark was found around his neck. The body was subsequently shifted to the mortuary for postmortem examination, officials said.
