Coimbatore: The Coimbatore central jail on Thursday suspended two warders who were at the accountability at the Tower Block when a prisoner committed suicide on Wednesday. The warders were suspended for negligence of accountability.
According to jail resources, eight prisoners had died due to ill-health and a convict prisoner committed suicide at the jail since 2018. Prisoners are below severe depression even though they were provided with counselling.
R Srinivasan, 48, of Veerappan Chatram in Erode district, was once arrested through the Sathyamangalam police for raping a girl in 2015. He was once convicted through the Erode periods court and was once sentenced to life imprisonment. He was once lodged at the Tower Block of the Coimbatore central jail.
On Wednesday morning, Srinivasan committed suicide at the accountant’s room at Tower Block–I throughout the jail. Prison resources mentioned that the entire convict prisoners were launched from the cell at 6am on Wednesday. While a couple of went to the jail business for paintings, others were chatting within the Tower Block–I corridor. Meanwhile, Srinivasan committed suicide. Warder S Palanivelu and chief head warder D Thirunavukkarasu, who were answerable for the protection of the inmates of Tower Block –I, were suspended for negligence of accountability.
“Srinivasan was once lodged at the Coimbatore central jail since 2016 in reference to the rape case. Initially, his members of the family refused to satisfy him and talk over with the jail. He slipped into depression. We convinced his elder brother Venkatachalam to satisfy Srinivasan. He visited the jail on April 24 and met Srinivasan. We had given counselling to Srinivasan however he took the extreme step,” superintendent of prisons (Coimbatore central jail) M Senthil Kumar mentioned.
He mentioned due to age issue, many convicts and remand prisoners be afflicted by center diseases. “We have a clinic located throughout the jail and provide treatment to prisoners round the clock. In case of emergency, we straight away shift the prisoners to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital. We can’t be blamed for natural deaths,” Senthil Kumar mentioned.
“The state govt had appointed two full-time counsellors to offer counselling to the prisoners,” he mentioned.
A counsellor who incessantly visited the Coimbatore central jail told TOI that prisoners who had spent greater than 10 years within the jail anticipated their unencumber during the MGR centenary serve as. Though the federal government introduced the release of a couple of life convicts nevertheless it didn’t unencumber them. These prisoners were depressed.
According to jail resources, eight prisoners had died due to ill-health and a convict prisoner committed suicide at the jail since 2018. Prisoners are below severe depression even though they were provided with counselling.
R Srinivasan, 48, of Veerappan Chatram in Erode district, was once arrested through the Sathyamangalam police for raping a girl in 2015. He was once convicted through the Erode periods court and was once sentenced to life imprisonment. He was once lodged at the Tower Block of the Coimbatore central jail.
On Wednesday morning, Srinivasan committed suicide at the accountant’s room at Tower Block–I throughout the jail. Prison resources mentioned that the entire convict prisoners were launched from the cell at 6am on Wednesday. While a couple of went to the jail business for paintings, others were chatting within the Tower Block–I corridor. Meanwhile, Srinivasan committed suicide. Warder S Palanivelu and chief head warder D Thirunavukkarasu, who were answerable for the protection of the inmates of Tower Block –I, were suspended for negligence of accountability.
“Srinivasan was once lodged at the Coimbatore central jail since 2016 in reference to the rape case. Initially, his members of the family refused to satisfy him and talk over with the jail. He slipped into depression. We convinced his elder brother Venkatachalam to satisfy Srinivasan. He visited the jail on April 24 and met Srinivasan. We had given counselling to Srinivasan however he took the extreme step,” superintendent of prisons (Coimbatore central jail) M Senthil Kumar mentioned.
He mentioned due to age issue, many convicts and remand prisoners be afflicted by center diseases. “We have a clinic located throughout the jail and provide treatment to prisoners round the clock. In case of emergency, we straight away shift the prisoners to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital. We can’t be blamed for natural deaths,” Senthil Kumar mentioned.
“The state govt had appointed two full-time counsellors to offer counselling to the prisoners,” he mentioned.
A counsellor who incessantly visited the Coimbatore central jail told TOI that prisoners who had spent greater than 10 years within the jail anticipated their unencumber during the MGR centenary serve as. Though the federal government introduced the release of a couple of life convicts nevertheless it didn’t unencumber them. These prisoners were depressed.
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