Prisoner Maruti Zargad (60), lodged in the jail since June this year on charges of murder, was taken to government Sassoon hospital a few days back for swine flu treatment but he succumbed to the deadly H1N1 virus last night, jail authorities said.
A thorough check was carried out on more than 40 jail inmates in the barrack where the deceased was lodged, Deputy Inspector General of prisons (Western region) Ravindra Kedari told PTI.
A inmates will be screened for the second time today by a team of Sassoon hospital doctors for any possible symptoms of the virus, he added.
The sprawling jail premises houses around 2000 prisoners, who are also involved in a variety of industrial activity carried out during their stay under the supervision of the prison administration.
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