Sanjay Das (32), a fish vendor was caught on charges of theft, died at a private hospital. The family members of the deceased alleged that he was tortured in police custody.
"Sanjay succumbed to injuries after being manhandled by mob, who caught him stealing a battery from a truck," said City DCP Nitinjeet Singh and refuted the allegation.
He also announced a magisterial probe into Das's death, which came in the backdrop of the alleged custody death of Kuldeep Mohapatra in Saheed Nagar police station on June 5 and alleged assault charge against Kharvelnagar police by a cyber crime accused on June 28.
"We were worried after Das did not return home on Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning, around 10 am, I received a call from police that my brother was admitted in Capital Hospital. Around 11 am, I received another call about his death," victim's elder brother
