Agartala, Aug 29, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Aug 29: Mysterious death of an under-trial inmate of Bishalgarh central jail of tripura triggered sensation on Tuesday.

The prisoner- Babul Das was taken to Bishalgarh sub-divisional hospital around 1 pm on Tuesday but the attending medical officer declared him 'brought dead'. According to the doctor, there was an injury mark on the head of the deceased.

Das, resident of Nandi Tilla under A.D. Nagar police station, was arrested on July 14 last on the charge of killing wife.

The jail authority said, the under-trial prisoner died as he received injury on the head after falling down from the stairs.

Soon after receiving information on the incident, the family members and relatives of the deceased reached the hospital and broke into tears. They smelled mystery behind the death of Das and questioned the role of the jail authority.

On the other hand, there was dilly-dallying over the post-mortem of the dead body since the forensic expert was not available in the hospital till the evening. Finally, the Bishalgarh sub-divisional administration passed an instruction for conducting the autopsy at GBP hospital.