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

A man hanged himself with a piece of cloth in the bathroom of the jail after a local court sentenced life imprisonment for killing his minor daughter. The matter came to light during a head count on Friday evening and his family members have been informed.

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Published : Mar 7, 2020, 1:28 PM IST

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.

(PTI Report)

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