India: UP jail inmate dies, family members allege he was murdered by jail authorities

Pilibhit (UP), Apr 28 (PTI) A 45-year-old man who was serving a five-year jail term at the district prison here died after his health suddenly deteriorated, officials said on Friday.

His family members, however, alleged that he was murdered by the jail authorities. The wife of the deceased, Satyendra, has sent a complaint to the district magistrate in this regard.

Acting Pilibhit district jail superintendent Sanjay Kumar Rai said Satyendra and his brother Rajveer were sentenced to five-year imprisonment in October 2022 in a case under the Gangsters Act.