A suspect in a theft case allegedly attempted suicide in police lockup at Hazrat Nizamuddin police station in the Capital on Saturday. He used a blanket as a noose and hanged himself from the steel rods of the lockup door.
When the policemen saw him hanging still mindful, they panicked and brought him down. He was taken to a hospital immediately. He gained consciousness some time later and was brought back to the police station.
A senior official, while confirming the incident, said that Salman was booked in a theft case on Thursday and kept in police holdup. He tried to commit suicide in the lockup. As soon as the incident came to light, senior officials of the district also reached the police station hurriedly.
“A case of attempt to suicide under various Sections of IPC has been registered against the accused and we are trying to ascertain the exact reason behind his extreme step. We have put the accused in lockup again and slapped fresh charges. He is being questioned,” said a police official. Delhi Police had faced flak earlier when an accused, Manoj Rana, had committed suicide in the lockup of Bindapur police station.