Over three hundred inmates of district jail in Kannauj went on rampage and staged a protest to register their ire against the mysterious death of a prisoner, whose body was found hanging from the ceiling of his barrack on Tuesday night.
Demanding action against the jail staff, the prisoners not only staged a protest on Tuesday night, but on Wednesday also they registered their ire for several hours in the morning. It was only after senior officers rushed with heavy police force, and somehow convinced the inmates of a proper probe into the matter, besides punishing the guilty, the agitation has been called off. They also assured of improving the living condition of the jail inmates.
Reports said that one Hari Om was arrested in connection with death of his wife after his in-laws registered a case of dowry death under Section 498A/304B IPC with Gursahaiganj police station in 2009. In October 2011, he was convicted in the matter and sentenced with life imprisonment. Since then, he was lodged in Kannuaj district jail.
On Wednesday night, some inmates of the jail were shocked when they found the body of Hari Om, hanging with the ceiling of his barrack under mysterious circumstances.