mardan    -   A 35-year-old prisoner allegedly committed suicide in Central Jail Mardan on Saturday, sources informed.  

The sources said the deceased prisoner Muhammad Islam, belonging to Mian Khan Sangao area of tehsil Katlang, was arrested on drug charges. He had been in prison for the last three years. The deceased detainee’s case was under trial for the last three years.  

Muhammad Islam, the sources claimed, was a mental patient admitted in the mental ward of the prison. The sources said that the accused allegedly hanged himself after the Fajr prayers. His body was shifted to hospital for autopsy.