PATNA, Feb. 27 -- A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan posted at Gaya Airport died under mysterious circumstances while in the custody of the Haryana Police, officials said.

The deceased was identified as Mukesh Singh, 52, who was serving as a quarter guard.

The victim's family alleged that he was tortured to death by the Haryana Police. They claimed that Mukesh was arrested late on Thursday without any warrant in connection with a fraud and cheating case.

However, Krishna Singh, station house officer (SHO) of Magadh Medical police station, said he suspected that the CISF personnel died due to cardiac arrest. The SHO did not respond directly to questions regarding the alleged custodial death.

Reema Devi, the deceased's wif...