Two inmates die by suicide in Punjab's Hoshiarpur jail

The bodies have been sent to a local government hospital for postmortem examination, the Police said it was yet to be ascertained the reason why both the undertrials took the extreme step.

Hoshiarpur: Two inmates allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves from a bathroom grill inside the central jail here on Friday, said police.

The deceased were 22 and 42 in age, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, and Sunder Nagar in Hoshiarpur, respectively, they said.

The 22-year-old was booked for rape and kidnapping and also under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in August.

The 42-year-old was booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in October.

The bodies have been sent to a local government hospital for postmortem examination, said police.

Police said it was yet to be ascertained the reason why both the undertrials took the extreme step.