This Article is From Apr 01, 2012

Drunk man held for quarelling dies in police custody

Rajkot: A man, who was arrested on Saturday night for quarrelling with people in an inebriated condition, was found dead in police custody on Sunday morning, police said.

The victim, identified as Vijay Chauhan, used to regularly quarrel with people residing in his Gokulpara locality after consuming liquor, police said.

According to them, Mr. Chauhan was arrested on Saturday night by Thorala police, after he was found quarrelling with the local people. Mr. Chauhan was taken into custody and kept at the Thorala police station, where he died this morning, police added.

The police said that the preliminary investigations have revealed that the victim died because of a heart attack. However, his body was sent for a post-mortem to know the exact reason for his death.

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