Authorities give report on pimp's suicide attempt in Jail

In their report to Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjeev Kumar, the jail authorities said under trial prisoner Geeta Arora alias Sonu Punjaban had attempted suicide as she was punished five to six times for possessing cell phones and its chargers in the jail against the rules.

Sonu is lodged in Tihar jail for allegedly supplying call girls at farmhouses and five-star hotels.

She had allegedly tried to commit suicide in the high-security jail on November 20 after she was caught with a mobile phone. According to the police, she had tried to hang herself by tying her dupatta to an exhaust fan. She was, however, saved after fellow prisoners alerted guards.

After the incident, the court had sought a report from the jail authorities and the same was given to Sonu's counsel also today. The court has now fixed the matter for December 5.

The Delhi Police last year had invoked stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) against her, under which the accused cannot be granted bail easily and any statement recorded in front of a police officer of DCP rank is admissible in court. (More)