Ferozepur, Sept. 27 -- A 19-year-old man died allegedly in police custody in Jalalabad of Fazilka district on Thursday night, triggering a protest by family members and residents of Lamochar Kalan village who placed the body on the Ferozepur-Fazilka highway and demanded a strict action against the officials concerned. The traffic remained blocked on the road till the filing of the report.

The deceased has been identified as Sajan of Lamochhar Kalan village. His family said he went with his friend Akashdeep of Bhamba Vattu village to fetch sand Thursday night. "Mining officials, along with cops, intercepted them with their tractor-trolley and took them to the Ghubaya police post. Sajan was stripped and mercilessly beaten up, resulting in ...