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Rajbiraj inmates taken ill

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SAPTARI, June 11: Inmates at the Rajbiraj jail in Saptari district have started falling sick due to increasing temperature for the past few days. The jail is crowded with inmates against its capacity.



Headache, high fever, dizziness and skin-related problems are among those common symptoms inmates have. [break]



Lives of inmates in the prison have become tough due to lack of proper accommodation facility.



Filthy water reserved near the jail due to the lack of drainage is said to be one of the reasons behind different health problems among the inmates.



The prison house is running with 191 inmates including four women against its capacity of 125 people, said Jail´s Officiating Chief Bhagawat Yadav.



Besides, lack of hygienic kitchen and toilets is another problem inmates are facing.



They have complained that the management department turned deaf ears to squalid state.



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