Kapurthala; one accused arrested in a theft case died under mysterious circumstances in city police station on Sunday night.
The accused identified as Roshan Lal (25) resident of village Ratra Nau Abad near the city was arrested by police on Sunday in a theft case on complaint of a shopkeeper where he was working as a scooter mechanic .
SHO city confirmed the arrest of the accused to media persons on Sunday in a theft case.
ASI Rajinder Singh today deposited the dead body in the mortuary of local civil hospital.
SSP Navneet Singh when contacted by PTI said he has deputed SP (Investigation) Harvinder Singh to verify the facts of the mysterious death of the accused.
Jalandhar range DIG S .Bhupati when contacted by PTI said he would inquire into the custodial death of the accused in the police station and ask the SSP to send its report soon .
The victim wife Seema expressed her anguish on the custodial death of her husband in the city police station and demanded registration of criminal case against the guilty police officials while talking to media persons .