Lifer found hanging in Presidency Jail

A mandatory Judicial Magistrate inquiry,too,has been initiated. Jail authorities assert that prison inmates develop such suicidal tendencies which they plan to curb. “We will soon come up with a suicide prevention team which would identify and help inmates who have gone into depression. It,however,is not an easy task to identify a handful among 2,500-odd prisoners in a correctional home. We are also in talks with the PWD for a special suicide resistance cell. Suicide,which results from a momentary impulse,can be prevented if the person gets timely help,” said Inspector General (Prisons) Ranvir Kumar.

The I-G said he had discussed this with his officers and had initiated the process of roping in some NGOs,too. “Suicidal tendency creeps into inmates owing to various reasons,ranging from a tedious trial to a long prevailing mental illness. They need to be convinced that suicide is not a way out. We will try to rope in psychiatrists who would devote a few hours every week to such patients. If that doesn’t happen,we will turn to hospitals for help,” Kumar said.

“I have been told that he was suffering from a mental illness for long,” he added.

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