Koderma, March 20 A 40-year-old man, who was detained following a complaint by his wife, allegedly died by suicide inside a police station in Koderma district of Jharkhand on Friday, an official said.
Vijay Yadav, a resident of Parsabad Katiya village, was detained on Thursday night after his wife, Chameli Devi, lodged a complaint at the Parsabad police outpost, alleging that he had assaulted her while under the influence of alcohol, he said.
He was subsequently taken to the Jainagar police station, he added.
Around 11 am on Friday, his wife and daughter visited the police station to meet him and left shortly afterwards. During this period, Yadav allegedly took advantage of the brief absence of police personnel and died by suicide, the official said.
He was immediately taken to Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police claimed that Yadav used a thread garland (mala) around his neck to end his life, while doctors said the cause of death was hanging.
Superintendent of Police Anudeep Singh said an inquiry committee headed by DSP (Headquarters) Ratibhan Singh has been constituted to probe the incident.
The post-mortem examination was conducted by a medical board under the supervision of a magistrate, he said.
"Strict action will be taken against anyone found guilty," the SP said.
