Surrendered Maoist dies by suicide in Hazaribag jail | India Information – Instances of India

HAZARIBAG: A surrendered Maoist, lodged in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag jail since 2021, allegedly died by suicide in his cell on Saturday.Chhota Shyamlal Dehri alias Santu alias Somalal, lodged in ward quantity 3, used a rope and wire to hold himself from the hook of the ceiling fan, jail superintendent Jitendra Kumar mentioned. The jail administration got here to learn about this in the course of the morning depend, he added. A resident of Kathikund in Dumka district, Shyamlal had eight legal instances towards him. He was transferred to Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan Central Jail – an open jail unfold over 50 acres and meant for surrendered extremists – from Dumka jail in February 2021.Jail sources mentioned the inmate didn’t show any indicators of despair or any ailment until Friday night time. Nonetheless, questions have been raised as to how he acquired the rope.