India, Oct. 30 -- A Dalit youth allegedly died by suicide in Adilabad, Telangana, accusing police and hospital staff of insulting him after he went seeking medical treatment for a scorpion bite, with the police refuting his claim that they beat him up.

According to police, Kamble Rahul (27), who was bitten by a scorpion on the evening of August 28, went to the state-run RIMS hospital in Adilabad for treatment, where he started filming a video alleging negligence. This led to an argument with a doctor who called the police.

Police took him to a station and handed him over to his father. Later, he died by suicide at his residence by hanging himself, police said on Friday.

In a purported suicide note, he alleged that the doctor rebuked hi...