An under-trial prisoner at the Muzaffarnagar district jail in Uttar Pradesh died of heart disease, officials said on Saturday.
The middle-aged prisoner, Sandeep, was arrested in November 2019 in connection with a case of murder. He was rushed to a hospital after he complained of uneasiness Friday evening.
He died at the hospital due to heart disease, jail superintendent A K Saxena said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, the officials said.
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