Howrah:
A 25-year-old man who was in judicial custody died in a hospital on Saturday, prompting a group of people in Panchla area of West Bengal’s Howrah district to block a road alleging that he died because of torture.
The police reached the spot and lifted the blockade which caused a traffic snarl in the area.
Somnath Sardar was arrested in his home on August 29 in a case of abducting a minor girl six years ago, police said.
After a complaint was lodged by the girl’s family, he fled from the area. After the police got information that Sardar returned home, he was arrested.
When produced before a court on Wednesday, the man was remanded in judicial custody.
Police said he fell ill in the correctional home on Friday and died on early Saturday in a hospital where he was taken.
After the news of his death reached his village, his family members and locals put up a road blockade in Panchla area claiming that torture in custody was the reason for his death.
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