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Inmate found dead on Sultanpur jail premises, investigation underway
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News18•28-09-2026, 23:45
Inmate found dead on Sultanpur jail premises, investigation underway
- •Amit Kumar alias Badde Yadav, 21, an inmate of Sultanpur District Jail, was found hanging from a neem tree on the jail premises on Monday night.
- •Kumar, from Barabanki district, was arrested by Amethi Police on August 31 on charges of kidnapping, molestation, and POCSO Act violations.
- •Jail Superintendent Pranjal Arvind stated that Kumar allegedly used a torn bedsheet to make a noose and hang himself.
- •Police and a forensic team inspected the scene, and the body was sent for post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death.
- •Kumar had a previous case of molestation lodged against him by the same victim's mother in April.
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Amit Kumar was arrested by Amethi police on August 31 after a village woman alleged that he had lured and abducted her 16-year-old daughter on August 27. He faced charges of kidnapping, molestation, and violations of the POCSO Act, alongside a prior molestation case lodged against him in April.
According to Jail Superintendent Pranjal Arvind, 21-year-old inmate Amit Kumar tore his bedsheet to fashion a noose and allegedly hanged himself from a neem tree behind Barrack No. 3 on Monday night.
Circle Officer Raghvendra Singh, local police, and a forensic team inspected the scene, and the body was brought down with a ladder and sent for a post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death.