A man died under mysterious circumstances after he was called to the Kanhia police station in the district in connection with a domestic violence complaint.
The deceased was identified as Deepak Barik of Badagunduri village in the district.
Sources said that based on a complaint lodged by Deepak’s wife, the Kanhia police called both husband and wife to the police station to resolve the dispute.
But the situation turned ugly after Deepak fell sick during counselling. He was initially rushed to the Kanhia hospital and later shifted to the Angul hospital where he died.
Deepak’s family on the other hand alleged that he fell sick after being tortured by the cops at the police station.
“My daughter and others who had accompanied Deepak to the police station informed that the cops had thrashed him,” alleged
Deepak’s grandfather Joginath Barik.
But senior police officials refuted the allegations.“As Dipak was in a drunken state, he started to abuse his wife inside the police station. Later, he fell sick and was immediately rushed to hospital and died.
We do not know why the family is levelling such allegations. An unnatural death case has been registered in connection with the incident,” said SDPO Jaswant Samal.