A 38-year-old woman, an Uzbekistan national, died under mysterious circumstances in Bhondsi jail during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday around 3.06 am.
She was lodged in Bhondsi jail on June 10 as an undertrial prisoner. She was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including Foreigner's Act.
The deceased has been identified as Shaknos a resident of Uzbekistan. According to the police, the woman was suffering from some health problems.
"On the intervening night of 14-15 she was referred to General Hospital, Gurugram in an emergency for further treatment by the Jail Medical Officer and where she was declared dead by the Medical Officer of General Hospital, Gurugram," the police said."A Magistrate inquiry has been ordered into the matter," Gurugram police spokesperson Ravinder Kumar said.
A postmortem examination has been done but reports are awaited. Further probe into the matter is underway," Gurugram police spokesperson Ravinder Kumar said.