Convict beats fellow inmate to death

Tiruchirappalli: An inmate was beaten to death by a convict serving life term for murder at the prison here on Thursday, police said.

The deceased, Krishna (40) from Andhra Pradesh was arrested in a burglary case and lodged in the prison on October 31 last year.

Krishna had an altercation with the life convict Aditya Kamal (26) hailing from Tiruchirappallai over food served to him during dinner last evening. This morning, Aditya Kamal hit Krishna on the head and the latter succumbed to his injuries en route to hospital, the sources said.