CHITWAN: An inmate serving a term at the District Prison, Chitwan, in Bharatpur has died today.

The inmate identified as 23-year-old Badal Shahi of Chhatre Arukharka-4 in Nuwakot district had been suffering from brain tumour. He breathed his last at around 6:00 am, the Chief of the District Prison, Kamal Kafle said.

Shahi was transferred to Chitwan on December 13, 2016 for the treatment of brain tumour in BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur. He was sentenced to jail in various cases related to robbery and other crimes.

Jailor Kafle said none of Shahi's relatives and family members has come in contact although they were informed of his death.

There are seven inmates suffering from cancer at the District Prison who are undergoing treatment. The prison is overwhelmed with inmates as it has to accommodate 590 of them, nearly three times more than its capacity.