SAPTARI: A man, who was doing time at the Rajbiraj-based jail, died on Thursday night.

The deceased has been identified as Iliyas Miya (46) of Paramanpur-3 of Madhepura district, India, the District Police Office, Saptari informed.

Jailer Krishna Dahal said that Miya, suffering from hernia and high-blood pressure for long, died while undergoing treatment at Gajendra Narayan Singh Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital.

The District Court, Rajbiraj, had on May 20, 2012 slapped nine-year imprisonment to Miya on the charge of attempt to murder and sent to the Rajbiraj jail.

Meanwhile, police arrested two persons with possession of Pharmaceutical drugs from Rajbiraj-8 yesterday night.

The suspects have been identified as Naresh Shah (17) and Anil Kumar Jha (18) of Manraja VDC-2.

Police said that they have confiscated Nitrogen tablets and Diazepam tablets among others from their possession.

Both of them have been kept at the District Police Office, Saptari for investigation.