Another death of an inmate of the central jail Daltonganj! And this inmate died in the central jail when early that day there was a massive search here in this jail by the DC Shashi Ranjan and SP Reeshma Ramesan and host of other civil and police officials.
With this death, the toll rose to five in 7 months. Four of the 5 deaths so occurred here in the central jail is of the UTs said jail sources. A lifer here had died in the third week of July only.
The latest death of the inmate of this central jail occurred on October 30.
The fourth death had occurred in the jail on September 11 only where a UT prisoner Kundan Kumar Pandey was declared brought dead in the MMCH Daltonganj.
Central jail superintendent Bhagirath Karjee said, "An UT (under trial) prisoner Sitaram Rajwar, 65, fell sick in the jail here on October 30."
Karjee said this inmate was fine in the morning of October 30 but later in the day he had a large vomiting for which he was given treatment too here in the central jail.
"The jail inmate was given treatment in the central jail and he was rushed to the MMCH Daltonganj where he was declared brought dead by the doctor on duty there in the MMCH Daltonganj" added the medical superintendent.
This correspondent spoke to the medical superintendent of the MMCH Daltonganj Dr Dharmendra Kumar.
According to the medical superintendent Dr Dharmendra Kumar "The jail inmate identified as Sitaram Rajwar, 65, was brought dead to MMCH on October 30 at 7.07 pm."
Medical superintendent said post mortem was conducted in full adherence to the protocol as laid down by the NHRC.
The central jail has only one doctor and that too on deputation in Dr Rohit Pandey.
There is no regular / full time doctor in the central jail.
The central jail has invariably 1,000 inmates a day on an average.
"A doctor on deputation here is insufficient. Dr Rohit Pandey is quite a busy doctor who has multifarious duties in his parent hospital MMCH. We need a full time doctor for this jail." said the central jail superintendent Bhagirath Karjee.
"I have been pressing hard for a regular doctor's posting here since all these months but in vain. I will keep pursuing this matter till this central jail gets a full time doctor" said the jail superintendent.
The jail superintendent conceded it's high time to contain the spate of deaths.
He said "We have no issue with the medicines. We have adequate medicines in our jail hospital here. What we need most urgently is a full time doctor here in the central jail."
Sources said there is hardly any report of clashes here among the inmates but episodes of death and that too of jail inmates brought dead to MMCH puts this central jail in a very tight corner.
