PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 24 -- The 26-year-old man who reportedly slit his throat with a sharp object in the Manikpur police station lockup in Pratapgarh on Thursday morning was produced in court late the same night and sent to jail. Sub-Inspector Santosh Yadav had filed a case against him in connection with the recovery of a stolen bike and moped.

Shivam Singh (26), a resident of Jamethi in the Kunda police station area, was detained in the Manikpur police station lockup and attempted suicide by slitting his throat at around 10 am on Thursday. He was immediately taken to CHC Kalakankar, from where doctors referred him to AIIMS, Rae Bareli.

Shivam's mother, Savitri, later arrived at the police station and reported that her son had been missing s...