A fruit orchard contractor today died in police custody, sparking protest at village Davida Ahrana in the district today.
Inhabitants of Davida Ahrana blocked vehicular traffic on the Hoshiarpur-Phagwara road for several hours to demand action against the guilty police officials.
Senior police officers had to intervene to restore normalcy, SP Jagmohan Singh said.
Fruit orchard contractor Gurmail Ram had died in police custody in Mehtiana police station last night under mysterious circumstances.
