The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued a notice to the IG (Prisons), Karnataka, seeking a detailed report on the recent suicide of a convict in the Bengaluru Central Prison, within six weeks.
The rights body took suo motu cognizance of a media report about the suicide of 38-year-old convict M Jaishankar inside the prison.
"The commission has also noted that the state authorities have not informed it within 24 hours of the death in judicial custody, as per its guidelines. Therefore, it has also sought an explanation from the IG (Prisons), Karnataka for not adhering to this guidelines," said the statement.
"It has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, amount to negligence on the part of jail officials, which is a matter of serious concern," the statement said.
Published 09 March 2018, 19:06 IST