Theft accused hangs self in police custody in Raj

A 25-year-old man, accused of theft, allegedly committed suicide by hanging in custody of Bilara police station here, police said today.
Nemaram Seervai committed suicide last night by hanging from the ceiling of the bathroom, a police official said.
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered in the matter considering the death in police custody, he added.
Seervai was arrested last evening on suspicion of thefts and was to be produced in a court today, he said.
He went to bathroom in the night and took a blanket along but when he did not came out after some time, a sentry went inside and found him hanging from a hook, he said, adding that Seervai used the blanket to make a loop and hanged himself.

Senior police officers rushed to the spot immediately after getting information, he said, adding the body has been sent for postmortem.

Meanwhile, irate family members of Seervai and locals demonstrated and disrupted traffic on the road outside the station alleging police personnel of murdering him, sources said.
The family members also alleged that the police beat him up black and blue in order to make him admit his crime and hanged him to pass off the incident as suicide, they said.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Pradeep Mohan said that a magisterial inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the truth behind the incident.