Ludhiana, April 17 -- A 31-year-old undertrial lodged in Ludhiana Central Jail, Tajpur Road, died under mysterious circumstances on Monday morning. The issue has hogged limelight now as the deceased's family alleged custodial torture, a charge rubbished by jail authorities who attributed the death to medical complications.

Facing a rape case, the deceased, identified as Jatinder of Basti Jodhewal, had been in judicial custody for the past six months. His family members claimed that he was subjected to physical abuse after he allegedly attempted to escape from custody nearly two weeks ago.

Harpreet Kaur, victim's wife, said she received a call from jail officials in the early hours of April 13, informing her that Jatinder had been shifte...