Convict dies in correctional home

KOLKATA - A convict died in the Alipore Central Correctional Home here Thursday, officials said.

The middle-aged Bablu Sheikh, serving a five-year term for trafficking in women, died following a heart attack, a correctional home official said.

According to the official, Sheikh, who hails from Kalna of Burdwan district, was a drug addict

“Last year, he was brought to Alipore from Burdwan,” the official said.

Sheikh’s family members, however, alleged foul play.