Gurugram, Oct. 19 -- A 36-year-old inmate in Gurugram's Bhondsi district jail died on Monday morning allegedly after suffering breathing issues, officials said, adding that the man was arrested on October 1 this year for duping a 50-year-old Italian woman of around Rs.98,000.

The inmate, Akhil Maurya, was from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh and lived in Gurugram Sector 17. He worked in a multinational cyber security firm, officials said.

Anil Kumar, deputy superintendent, Bhondsi district jail, said Maurya suddenly started complaining of breathing issues at 10am on Monday. "Within a minute, he collapsed. Inmates who were inside the barrack that time with Maurya alerted prison authorities," he said.

Kumar said he was taken to the jail hospita...