India, Oct. 29 -- The Goa police have suspended a sub-inspector (SI) and initiated an internal inquiry after a person suffered a brain haemorrhage due to a head injury in police custody

Edberg Pereira was detained by the police on October 22, following complaints of creating a ruckus. According to his family, he was assaulted in police custody leading to a head injury resulting in brain haemorrhage.

"There was an incident reported on October 22 in which a man allegedly in an inebriated condition was creating a ruckus. He was brought to the police station and at the station too he was creating a ruckus which is when the police sub-inspector tried to bring the situation under control during which the accused lost his balance and fell down...