Balasore: An inmate of Balasore district jail, who fell sick on Sunday morning, died on the way while being taken to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
According to reports, the deceased identified as Budhia Singh, a resident of Shalbania village in Nilagiri police station, was serving life imprisonment in Balasore District Jail since 2014, after been convicted in a murder case.
Sources said the prisoner was taken ill this morning and was initially given primary treatment in the hospital on jail premises. Later, he was shifted to the Balasore DHH. However, the doctors referred him to Cuttack SCBMCH as his health condition deteriorated.
However, Buddhia breathed his last while being shifted to the SCBMCH. He was pronounced brought dead in the hospital, added sources.