Surrendered Maoist dies by suicide in Hazaribag jail
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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 number 3, used a rope and wire to hang himself from the hook of the ceiling fan, jail superintendent Jitendra Kumar said.
The jail administration came to know about this during the morning count, he added. A resident of Kathikund in
Dumka district
, Shyamlal had eight criminal cases against him. He was transferred to Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan Central Jail - an open prison spread over 50 acres and meant for surrendered extremists - from Dumka jail in February 2021.
Jail sources said the inmate did not display any signs of depression or any ailment till Friday night. However, questions have been raised as to how he acquired the rope.
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