Overview

• Prison authorities discovered Ramesh Karmakar’s body hanging from a hospital window late on July 13 and notified officials early on July 14.
• Karmakar had been under treatment since May 28 for dizziness, ear pain and hearing loss and was also consulting specialists at GB Pant and DDU hospitals.
• Tihar Jail officials have confirmed the death as suicide and opened an internal inquiry into the level of supervision in the prison hospital ward.
• This incident follows recent in-custody fatalities, including ISIS-linked inmate Saquib Nachan’s death in June, fueling demands for systemic reform.
• Human rights advocates and lawmakers are calling for tighter oversight of medical care and monitoring protocols for undertrial detainees.