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The Times of India
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Murder accused, 45, dies in police custody in Uttar Pradesh; kin allege torture

LUCKNOW: Raju Kumar, 45, who was named as an accused in an FIR lodged in Sitapur's Pisawan police station in connection with the murder of BSP worker Ram Lotan, died in police custody hours after he was picked up by the police in the district's Jignia village late on Wednesday.

While police quoting doctors at a government hospital claimed that Raju died of cardiac arrest while being brought to the police station, his family alleged that Raju died due to police torture.

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