A 36-year-old man, who was an alleged member of underworld don Arun Gawli’s gang, committed suicide in Taloja Jail on Wednesday night. According to a report in Hindustan Times, the deceased, identified as Dinesh Laxman Narkar alias Dinya, was arrested on July 10 for assaulting his wife.

Taloja jail superintendent Kaustubh Kurlekar was quoted as saying that Narkar was found dead inside the toilet by a prison guard at 9 pm on Wednesday. He was charged with attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the NM Joshi Marg police station after he attacked his wife with a sharp object.