Undertrial hangs self in central jail

Vadodara: An inmate of Vadodara Central Jail ended life in the jail premises on Friday afternoon due to unknown reasons.
The deceased, Sanjay Vasava (19), was an undertrial prisoner accused of abduction and under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act registered at Dabhoi police station. On Friday afternoon, he went to the bathroom behind barrack 4 of Sardar yard and hanged himself using a towel.
Police officials said that a jail sepoy noticed Vasava hanging in the bathroom during a routine checking in the afternoon. “Vasava had returned from SSG Hospital after a routine medical check-up around noon and three hours later he ended his life,” said assistant commissioner of police Megha Tevar. A case of accidental death was registered at Raopura police station.
A native of Dabhoi taluka and working as a diamond worker in Surat, Vasava had allegedly kidnapped a 15-year-old girl from his village by luring her with marriage promise. He was arrested in January and since then he had been in jail.