Bargarh: In yet another incident raising serious posers on the state of affairs in prisons, an under-trial died under mysterious circumstances in Bargarh jail in Odisha on Monday. The deceased was identified as Giridhari Bahidar (38), a resident of Jahnapada village in Attabira. Bahidar reportedly died after coming in contact with a live power line. It is still unknown whether it was an act of suicide or accidental death.

As per reports, Bahidar was lodged in the district jail in a POCSO case since August. He was in cell 8.

Sources said other inmates woke up late in the night after hearing Bahidar's scream. They saw him clutching a live wire and rushed to remove it from his grip. While the power was immediately disconnected, Bahidar succumbed a little while later. The electrocution is

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