Convict in Rajiv case attempted suicide: Lawyer

VELLORE: Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, attempted suicide inside the Vellore special prison for women on Monday night, her lawyer P Pugalenthi said on Tuesday, reports Karal Marx.
However, both police and prison department officials refuted Pugalenthi’s statement, saying that Nalini had only threatened to commit suicide.They said her health condition is good. Nalini has been in prison for more than 28 years.
Officials said Nalini had been harassing a fellow woman inmate. The inmate had recently complained to the prison officials, following which a warden conducted an inquiry on Monday. But Nalini refused to cooperate and threatened to commit suicide if the officials continued to question her.