A Prisoner Lodged in Chatra Jail Died Under Suspicious Circumstances: The Jail Administration Reported It as Suicide; the Family Alleged Murder, as He Was Imprisoned Under the Arms Act.

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Mantu Ganjhu, alias Dilesh, an undertrial prisoner lodged in the Chatra Divisional Jail, died under suspicious circumstances. Following the incident, the jail administration declared it a suicide, while the deceased's family has leveled serious allegations of murder against the jail superintendent, warder, and other jail staff. The deceased was a resident of the Manatu police station area of Palamu district. He had been incarcerated in Chatra ja…