In connection with the deaths of two jail inmates at the Government Sushila Tiwari Hospital, Haldwani on October 21 and October 22, the Nainital district administration has ordered a magisterial inquiry.
In the first case, Raju, son of Sridev, a native of Chausathpur under Soro Police Station in district Etawa (UP) who had been languishing in Sitarganj jail, died at the Government Sushila Tiwari Hospital, Haldwani on
October 21.
In the second case, Paniram, son of Hariram, a native of Damuwadhunga, Police Station, Kathgodam, Nainital, who had been lodged at the Haldwani jail, died at the same State-run facility in Haldwani on October 22, said the officials of Nainital district administration.
Nainital District Magistrate, Deepak Rawat, has appointed RD Paliwal, City Magistrate, Haldwani, as the investigating officer to conduct the magisterial inquiry into both the cases.