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Shamdai Arjun

65 years old · died February 11, 2026 · Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Westchester County, New York

Shamdai Arjun died on February 11, 2026 at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Shamdai Arjun was 65 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a medical death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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