Convict serving life term commits suicide

NEW DELHI - A 28-year-old convict serving life imprisonment committed suicide in Tihar Central Jail here, police said Thursday.

Vishav Chaudhary, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case on March 29, was found hanging in a jail hospital early Thursday.

“We found Vishav hanging at around 5:30 a.m. in the jail hospital,” an official said.

“We have informed the local police. The investigation would be carried out by a judicial magistrate,” he added.