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One of the UK's most wanted fugitives, from Greater Manchester, has died in an Indian prison while awaiting extradition. Ajay Kaushal, 50, from Stretford, skipped bail and fled the UK in 2005 before his trial for the kidnap and torture of a Lancashire businessman. He was jailed in his absence for 15 years at Preston Crown Court. Kaushal was eventually caught in Goa in October. He was being held in jail as the process of bringing him home began. He was found unconscious in his cell on Monday and died in hospital. An inquiry is under way into the cause of his death. Kaushal was caught by chance when a friend died of a suspected drugs overdose in a hotel room on the outskirts of Goa. He was part of a gang of men who kidnapped a shop manager at his home in Burnley in 2003 and drove him to a location in Manchester. The man was then subjected to a violent assault while demands for large sums of money were made to family and friends. The kidnappers only released him when a substantial amount of money was handed over. - Agencies Related Articles:
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