India, Aug. 3 -- A 35-year-old man died in the early hours of Sunday after allegedly consuming poison on the premises of a police station in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, with his family claiming cops didn't act on his complaint in a land dispute. Police said Rajkumar Kushwaha, a resident of Lahera Purwa village, was involved in a dispute over ancestral property with his elder brother and other relatives. Acting on complaints from both sides, police had initiated preventive proceedings on July 31. Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajat Saklecha said Rajkumar reached Nowgong police station with his son and daughter on Saturday evening. Also Read - Gujarat: 22 children die of Chandipura virus this monsoon "According to CCTV footage from the police station, Kushwaha took out some substance from his vehicle and consumed it," Saklecha told reporters. He said Rajkumar's condition deteriorated soon afterwards, prompting the police to rush him to a hospital in Nowgong. He was later referred to the district hospital in Chhatarpur and subsequently to Jhansi Medical College in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, where he died. Rajkumar's wife Chanda Kushwaha and daughter Rashmi Kushwaha alleged that he had approached the police with complaints of an attempt to grab his land, assault and death threats, but no effective action was taken in time. Also Read - CJP hails SC clarification on FIRs against NEET protesters They claimed that he consumed "sulphas" (aluminium phosphide) on the police station premises after being distressed over the alleged police inaction. The family has demanded a high-level probe into the incident, preservation of the police station's CCTV footage and action against officials found responsible for alleged negligence. The SP said the sequence of events was being verified through CCTV footage, station records and other official documents. The sub-divisional officer of police in Nowgong is conducting an inquiry, he added. This is the second incident of individuals consuming poison inside a police station in the district in the past two days over alleged police inaction. A 22-year-old woman on Sunday allegedly consumed poison inside the Maharajpur police station in the district over an ongoing feud between two rival groups. She is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, where her condition remains stable, an official said.

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