Murder convict dies in Tihar Jail

A murder convict died in Tihar Jail here reportedly due to illness, officials said on Saturday.

Sirajuddin, 37, died on Thursday. He was lodged in the prison since 2009 in a murder case registered in east Delhi's Welcome police station.

"He died around 12.00 p.m. on Thursday. He was a heart patient as well as a diabetic," Tihar Jail DIG Mukesh Prasad told IANS.

The body was sent for autopsy and a magisterial enquiry launched, he said.

According to the officer, Sirajuddin was undergoing medical treatment for a long time.

--IANS

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