This Article is From Aug 17, 2012

Three prisoners attempt suicide in Andhra Pradesh jail

Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh): Three under-trial prisoners allegedly attempted suicide in the sub-jail in Machilipatnam, police said on Friday.

According to Machilipatnam Sub-jail Superintendent V Durga Rao, the trio--B Ashok Chakravarthy, Sonti Durga Rao and V Sivakumar-- tried to end their life on Thursday night by consuming broken pieces of fluorescent bulb in the prison and inflicted injuries on their hands.

All the three were immediately shifted to Vijayawada Government Hospital. They were later brought back on Friday after their condition was out of danger, police added.

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