Assam: Inmate dies mysteriously in police custody during interrogation, family cries foul play

A detainee mysteriously died while in police custody in Kampur under Nagaon district on April 12, informed officials.
As per preliminary reports, the deceased identified as Mati Prasad Bora was detained in a case of domestic violence on the night of April 12.

Bora was taken into custody by Kampur Police last night when he suddenly fell unconscious. He was quickly rushed to the neared health centre for treatment but was declared brought dead upon arrival. 

The custodial death of the detainee has been shrouded in mystery with family members of the deceased alleging the cops assaulting Bora in the name of interrogation.

Meanwhile, the doctor who treated the wife of the deceased stated that the woman came to his clinic with a cut wound which was treated immediately. During the treatment, the cops present arrested the husband and took him away with them to the police station at around 11 pm.

“From there, the police took him saying that they had to question him for hitting his wife. Around 15 to 20 minutes later, the police again came around and woke me up for a medical examination. We did not find anything suspicious apart from the fact that he was under the influence of alcohol, which he confessed himself,” added the doctor.

The doctor further went on to say, “Then again about an hour or two later, at around 1 am, the police brought him and called me check on him. They said that he had suddenly fallen unconscious. I did the preliminary checks and even performed CPR after which I had to declare him brought dead and handed the necessary paperwork to the constables. He was entirely fit when brought in previously but what happened in between is a mystery to me. I suspect that he died of a heart attack.”

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