BAHRAICH, Feb. 27 -- A 55-year-old man booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act died in police custody in Bahraich's Ramgaon area on Thursday night, triggering protests and leading to a murder case against the station house officer (SHO) and other policemen.

The deceased, Rakesh Chandra Srivastava alias Ram Gopal, a Ramgaon resident who ran a medical store at Govindpur intersection, had been detained in connection with the alleged molestation and rape of a 10-year-old girl.

According to police, a resident of Tiwari Purwa filed a complaint on Thursday alleging that Ram Gopal sexually assaulted his minor daughter on February 22. A case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (B...