Kolkata: A life convict was found hanging in the bathroom of his cell at Presidency Correctional Home here in the wee hours yesterday.
Alok Mallick (61), serving a life sentence, was found hanging with a muffler from a supporting rod in the bathroom of his cell at 1 am today, police sources said.
A native of Ranaghat, Mallick was taken to National Medical College Hospital, where he was declared brought dead, the sources said.
He was incarcerated at Presidency Correctional Home since 2002, they added.
