A 19-year-old inmate was found dead hanging from the ceiling in the toilet of the Saptari District Prison on Sunday morning.

According to the District Police, the deceased was a resident of ward 6 of Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality of the district and had been remanded into custody by the district court for investigation on August 28, 2023, in a rape case.

The man was found dead hanging in the toilet using a long cloth, said the police.