<p>Etah (UP): A convicted prisoner allegedly committed suicide in the district jail in Kotwali Nagar police station area here, a senior police official said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>A prisoner named Sajid (30) of Hindu Nagar on Monday took his life by hanging himself from a fan with a towel, Jail Superintendent Amit Chaudhary said.</p>.<p>Upon receiving the news of Sajid's death, his family members crowded the main gate of the jail and demanded a high-level inquiry into the matter.</p>.<p>They have accused the jail administration of murder.</p>.<p>The family members of the deceased claimed that Sajid, who was serving his sentence in the jail for almost three years, died at around 7 am but the jail administration informed them at 10 pm.</p>.<p>One of the family members also said that Sajid could not have committed suicide. He looked happy when I met him two days ago in the jail, the family member said.</p>.<p>Jail Superintendent Chaudhary said the incident will be investigated at the jail administration level and a letter for a magisterial inquiry has already been written.</p>.<p>"If anyone is found guilty, strict action will be taken against them. The body has been sent for postmortem," Chaudhary said.</p>
<p>Etah (UP): A convicted prisoner allegedly committed suicide in the district jail in Kotwali Nagar police station area here, a senior police official said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>A prisoner named Sajid (30) of Hindu Nagar on Monday took his life by hanging himself from a fan with a towel, Jail Superintendent Amit Chaudhary said.</p>.<p>Upon receiving the news of Sajid's death, his family members crowded the main gate of the jail and demanded a high-level inquiry into the matter.</p>.<p>They have accused the jail administration of murder.</p>.<p>The family members of the deceased claimed that Sajid, who was serving his sentence in the jail for almost three years, died at around 7 am but the jail administration informed them at 10 pm.</p>.<p>One of the family members also said that Sajid could not have committed suicide. He looked happy when I met him two days ago in the jail, the family member said.</p>.<p>Jail Superintendent Chaudhary said the incident will be investigated at the jail administration level and a letter for a magisterial inquiry has already been written.</p>.<p>"If anyone is found guilty, strict action will be taken against them. The body has been sent for postmortem," Chaudhary said.</p>