Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (GA)
Mangalore, Oct 12: An undertrial facing in the sub-jail here attempted suicide on Tuesday October 10 morning.
P K Babu, an undertrial who is in the sub-jail here stabbed himself with a spoon. He was immediately spotted by the prison staff who rushed him to a hospital. He is recovering now, said police sources.
Babu had been arrested by Uppinangady police in connection with an assault case at Udane near Nelyadi in Puttur on September 9. He is said to have consumed alcohol and created havoc in Diana Bar at Udane. He had also stabbed a waiter. Following this the Uppinangady police had arrested him and he was later produced before the court. The court in turn had remanded him to judicial custody.