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Ropar, April 5
A 57-year-old inmate died by suicide at the Ropar jail yesterday.
The deceased has been identified as Mohan Mahanto, a native of Nepal, who was awarded life sentence in a murder case 17 years ago.
Gurnam Singh, superintendent, Ropar jail, said Mahanto was suffering from multiple ailments, including cancer, and was receiving treatment from the PGI, Chandigarh.
The doctors had asked him to prepare for a surgery yesterday.
His body had been sent to the Civil Hospital for the post-mortem examination, said Gurnam.
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