Maha: Man attempts suicide inside police station lock-up

Nagpur: A 25-year-old man arrested in a theft case tried to kill himself inside the lock-up of a police station here in Maharashtra by swallowing a screw, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon at Lakdaganj police station when Naresh Mahilange removed a screw of the door of the washroom and swallowed it, an official said.

He was rushed to hospital where his condition is stated to be normal, the official added.