A man accused of theft allegedly hanged himself to death at the Amloh police station in Fatehgarh Sahib district on Saturday.
Police said the accused, who was arrested on May 7, was lodged in the station for three-day police remand.
Police said the accused, who was arrested on May 7, was lodged in the station for three-day police remand.
Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Shubham Aggarwal said the accused was rushed to a health facility, where doctors declared him brought dead. The SSP said a magisterial inquiry had been initiated into the incident.
“The post-mortem has been conducted by a medical board and videography of the procedure was also carried out,” he said. Police officials said multiple theft cases were registered against the deceased.
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