Ambala: A 40-year-old man, who was a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda and an accused in a 2019 murder case, allegedly died by suicide by handing in his barrack in central jail here, police said on Monday.
Sarvesh Sevak hanged himself with a rope in his jail barracks on Sunday, they said.
According to the police, in 2019, Sevak had come to Ambala City in search of work. He had taken a house on rent in the Motor Market area where Nikku, a migrant labourer, was already residing.
In April that year, Sevak and Nikku had a conflict over some issue which was settled by the house owner, police said.
Later, Sevak allegedly strangled Nikku with a rope when he was sleeping on the terrace on 6 April, 2019, police said.
Nikku’s body was found lying below the bed and Sevak absconded after the incident, they said, adding he was later arrested and police registered a murder case against him.
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