Panaji: An under-trial prisoner died due to coronavirus infection at the Colvale jail in Goa, a senior official said on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Yellappa Karbal. He was arrested in a murder case, was kept in a special cell designated for prisoners infected by the coronavirus.
Reportedly, Yellappa fell unconscious on Sunday evening. Later, the prisoner was shifted to the North Goa District Hospital in Mapusa town. However, the doctors declared him ‘brought dead’.