The mysterious death of Nazir Ahmad Mughal, a resident of Gujjar Pati village of Zirhama, prompted the police to start a magisterial inquest proceedings into the incident, a police spokesman said.
He said Mughal, who was in police custody in a case related to kidnapping and murder registered in police station Trehgam, complained of chest pain yesterday.
The spokesman said he was shifted to district hospital Kupwara for treatment and was attended by doctors.
"This morning, his body was found near the compound wall of the district hospital," he said adding magisterial inquest proceedings have been initiated as per law strictly as per NHRC guidelines.
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