The issue focused on the state government and its failure to respond to allegations that it was responsible for the death of a man who had been held for months at a prison in a remote part of Bihar state by the Bihar Bar Association.

The man had died in custody on December 13 and his death was attributed to poor nutrition.

The death of Sajad was reported from a hospital bed at the state jail by a local journalist who was visiting the prison and who was then transferred by the police to the