The prisoner died due to an illness. He was lodged in jail last year.
Mr Newton said that he took all precautions and improved security at the prison. (Representational image)
Muzaffarnagar: A 60-year-old under trial prisoner of the district jail here died due to illness in Kairana town of Shamli district, police said.
According to jail superintendent Rakesh Singh, Imran, a tuberculosis patient, was under treatment in a hospital here.
He was lodged in jail last year under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said, adding the body has been sent for post-mortem.
( Source : PTI )
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