An undertrial man was found hanging in the common bathroom of Rohini Jail on Thursday evening, police said on Friday.
The inmate Kuldeep (25) was an accused in a kidnapping and murder of a child. He was booked under the sections 363, 302, 201, 405 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), said police.
“Kuldeep committed suicide by hanging himself with a cloth in the common bathroom of Rohini Jail on Thursday evening. Preliminary enquiry revealed that he was worried about the outcome of his case,” said an officer of the jail. Fellow inmates found Kuldeep hanging in the bathroom. Jail staff were informed and he was rushed to the Ambedkar Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, said the official.
The fellow inmates in the jail said Kuldeep was depressed due to uncertainty of his case and the life in prison. The local police was informed about the death of Kuldeep and his body has been sent for post mortem.