Tumakuru, March 20 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwar ordered a CID investigation into the custodial death of a 50-year-old man at Huliyaru police station in Tumakuru district, with authorities awaiting the post-mortem report to determine the case of death.

The deceased, identified as Kantaraju from Yalanadu village, died at around 1:30 am during police interrogation after being brought to the station on suspicion of involvement in gambling. His body has been sent to the Tumakuru District Hospital morgue, where a post-mortem examination is scheduled.

Speaking to reporters, Parameshwar said, "The death occurred yesterday during interrogation, and the exact cause is currently unknown. I have ordered an investigation, specifically a ...