A man interrogated by the Jagannath Prasad police in Ganjam district in connection with a loot case died at a local hospital on Tuesday triggering protests from his kin who alleged that he had died due to police torture.
Agitated villagers blocked road connecting Brahmapur on Tuesday demanding action against police personnel of Jagannath Prasad police station. According to reports, the local police had picked up Gourahari Swain of Patadhar village on Monday night for interrogation on the suspicion of his involvement in a loot case.
The victim’s relatives said that there were visible injuries on his body. They alleged that Swain was beaten to death in the Jagannath Prasad police station. Police sources said, Swain complained about pain in his abdomen on Tuesday during interrogation. The police personnel admitted him at the nearby primary health centre where he was declared to be dead.