Hoshiarpur, Oct 28 An alleged gangster, Bhuvnesh Chopra alias Ashish Chopra, who was lodged in Hoshiarpur Central Jail, died at the Civil Hospital here on Wednesday after being referred there as an emergency medical case, a jail official said.
Superintendent (Hoshiarpur Central Jail) Harcharan Singh Gill said Chopra was referred to the hospital by the jail medical officer on Wednesday morning.
He was declared dead at the hospital, Gill said, adding that the matter was under investigation and further details would emerge after the post-mortem examination.
Chopra, a resident of Ferozepur City, was shifted from Sangrur Central Jail to Hoshiarpur on October 23. He was facing 16 cases under various sections of law.
He was booked under relevant Sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Chheharta police station in Amritsar and was subsequently lodged in Sangrur in connection with the case, according to the available information.
The exact circumstances surrounding his death are yet to be ascertained.
(PTI News)
