Man, 35, dies in police custody

The man who was arrested allegedly for keeping drugs, died shortly after he was taken to Chapainawabganj police station on Monday night, reports UNB.

The deceased was Afsar Ali, 35, son of Mohsin Ali, of Tikrampur, from Chapainawabganj municipality.

Mahbub Alam Khan, additional superintendent of Chapainawabganj police, said, “Ali took electric wire of fan from Chapainawabganj police station and hanged himself on the fan at 7:20pm shortly after he was brought to the police station for remand.”

After seeing him in that situation over close circuit camera, police immediately took him to Sadar Hospital where the doctor pronounced him dead, ASP claimed.

Sadar Hospital’s Rohani Akhter said, “Afser Ali was brought to the hospital alive, he died while receiving treatment for about an hour.”

According to police officers, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Ali with 1.195kg heroin from Bagdanga in Sadar upazila on Sunday noon and handed him over to police.

The court remanded him for one day although police sought a five-day remand after placing him before the court on the day he was arrested with drugs.

Additional district magistrate Jakiul Islam visited the spot on Monday night.

“The reason of the death will be informed later,” he said.