Inmate drinks phenyl and woman consumes poison in separate incidents

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Two separate suicide attempts were reported in Karnataka.
At Dharwad Central Prison, an inmate named Mahesh drank phenyl after inmates protested for two days over poor conditions and received no response from jail authorities; he was treated at the district hospital and a case was registered at the Upanagara police station.
In Kalaburagi district, a woman named Revubai, who was assaulted over an old rivalry and whose FIR the Nelogi police delayed filing for days, consumed poison inside the police station premises; she is being treated at a private hospital in Kalaburagi.
Her family has expressed anger at the police's conduct.

Action against or response from Dharwad prison authorities on inmates' condition complaints
Whether the police file the FIR and act against the assaulters in the Revubai case
Any departmental inquiry into the Nelogi police's delay in registering the complaint

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Named India · Dharwad Central Prison · Karnataka · Mahesh · Nelogi Police Station · Revubai

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