Prisoner commits suicide in jail: police

DIG orders inquiry into circumstances.

DIJKOT:

A prisoner in the district jail committed suicide by hanging himself in a washroom.

According to the officials, Umar Hayat, who was sentenced in a case registered by Chenab Nagar police was serving his term in the district jail, where he committed suicide.

According to the police, the prisoner was shifted to the district headquarters hospital but he died on the way.

DIG Rana Razaullah Khan ordered an inquiry into the incident.

The police took possession of the body and handed it over to the heirs after completing legal formalities.

In other incidents, two women took their own lives.

According to reports, a 35-year-old mentally challenged woman, Rukhsana Kausar, set herself ablaze due to unknown reasons and died on the spot in the Samundri area. In another incident in Jaranwala, 55-year-old Safia Bano consumed poisonous tablets due to domestic disputes and was hospitalised, but she died. The police handed over the body to the family.

In Ghulam Muhammadabad, 35-year-old Bilal Hanif consumed poisonous tablets due to unknown reasons and was shifted to Allied Hospital. In Saddar , 20-year-old Ayesha Tasawur consumed acid due to domestic issues and was hospitalised.