A 34-year-old murder convict serving life imprisonment in Central Jail Raipur was allegedly stabbed to death by another prisoner here on Monday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Vedram Sahu (34) resident of Kurud Dhamtari, City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Kotwali, Anant Sahu said.
The incident occurred around 4 pm in barrack number 8 when the accused Narendra Sahu (25) native of Jalun Uttar Pradesh stabbed Vedram multiple times with a scissor, the CSP added.
According to police, Narendra Sahu who used to do tailoring work had stolen scissor from the cloth weaving center run in Central Jail Raipur, which he used to stab Vedram.
Sahu-duo - both life termers were kept in barrack number 8 of the central jail and both were sentenced life imprisonment in separate murder cases, the CSP said while adding that soon after the incident Vedram was rushed to hospital after where doctors declared him brought dead. A case in this connection has been registered with Gunj police station and police has started investigation.
Director General (Jail) Girdhari Naik action will be taken against the guilty.