A 24-year-old rape accused from Jogeshwari was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Thane Jail late on Wednesday night. The man was arrested in July for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl, who was his girlfriend. The incident came to light after the girl was found to be pregnant. The jail authorities have sent his body to JJ Hospital for a postmortem, the report of which is awaited. 

The deceased, identified as Vikas Kirashan Athawal, was arrested by the Malad police.  The Athawal family has alleged that Vikas had no health issues and he died suddenly under mysterious circumstances. A police officer said, “We have informed his family about the incident and sent his body for postmortem.”