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Taking suo motu cognisance of a convict's alleged suicide inside Parapana Agrahara Central Prison last month, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Karnataka IG (Prisons) seeking a detailed report in the incident within six weeks. According to the rights panel, M Jaishankar (38), who was undergoing imprisonment for 10 years, had committed suicide inside the jail by slitting his throat with a shaving blade on February 27. "The commission has issued notice to the IG (Prisons), Karnataka calling for a detailed report in the matter within six weeks," the NHRC said in a statement.