A 25-year-old prisoner hailing from Orissa allegedly committed suicide in a jail in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
"Tapan Sahu was found hanging on Saturday by a scarf from a tree in the jail premises," Senior Superintendent of Police Vinod Kumar told IANS on telephone.
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"Prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide. However, the district administration has ordered a magisterial probe," said Kumar.
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