Key Highlights
- He reportedly used a knife taken from the prison kitchen late on Monday night to slit his throat.
- Fellow inmates who saw bloodstains on Tuesday morning alerted prison authorities, who rushed him to the district hospital.
- He was said to be alive when taken to the facility, but succumbed soon after.
- A Kerala Water Authority employee, Jilson had earlier allegedly attempted suicide after killing his wife, reportedly due to mounting debt.
- Jail officials had arranged counselling as he reportedly continued to display suicidal tendencies while in custody.
