Prisoner dies of heart attack in Kurnool

A 50-year-old undertrial prisoner in a jail in Kurnool died of cardiac arrest Thursday, police said.

The incident took place in Allagadda sub-jail in Kurnool district, about 325 km from Hyderabad.

According to police, Dastagir suffered cardiac arrest early Thursday. The jail authorities shifted to him a nearby hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment.