A man, who was held for his suspected involvement with drug peddling, has reportedly committed suicide in police custody.
The deceased, Anisur Rahman, 37, of Kurigram Sadar upazila, reportedly suffocated himself at Fulbari police station around 12 noon Saturday.
OC Bajlur Rashed of the police station told the Dhaka Tribune: “The members of Kashipur BGB camp detained him with narcotics on Friday night and handed him over to the police around 11am Saturday.”
“He suffocated himself with a blanket and fell sick. We took him to the Upazila Health Complex, where the doctors declared him dead.”