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A Tihar Jail inmate admitted for a kidney ailment at AIIMS, died on Friday.
New Delhi: Yet another inmate of the Tihar Jail, a Nigerian, died at AIIMS where he was admitted for a kidney ailment.
The prisoner Susori Jimmah died on Friday due to renal failure, a senior jail official said.
Jimmah, who was HIV-positive and was suffering from a kidney problem, was admitted to AIIMS on May 31, he said.
He was earlier given treatment at Safdarjung, LNJP and DDU hospitals in the city.
Tihar Jail has seen a spate of deaths, with six inmates and a prison official dying in a span of a week.
Both Delhi government and NHRC have launched probes into the deaths, while High Court has set up a committee to look into the matter.
(Inputs from Agency)
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