Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Wednesday asked the Ganjam district Collector and SP to submit a report within four weeks on the alleged death of a villager in the custody of the Jagannathprasad police station in the district on Tuesday. Besides, following the allegation made by relatives of the deceased, the State Government has transferred the Officer in-Charge (OIC) of the Jagannathprasad police station to the Chhatrapur police station. The alleged custodial death case has been handed over to the Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) for a probe. Notably, the local police on Monday had taken Gourahari Swain of Patadhar village into custody in connection with a loot case. On the very next day, Swain died at a local hospital. The family of the victim alleged that the death was on account of police torture. locals had staged a road blockade demanding suspension of the responsible police officer and adequate compensation to the victim’s family.