A 35-year-old inmate who fell sick at the Narsingdi district jail died at a hospital on Tuesday.
The deceased was Rokon Mia, son of Md Ali of Narsingdi Sadar Upazila’s Nozorpur union.
Narsingdi jail superintendent Md Shamim Hossain said Rokon had been serving jail in a narcotics case filed in 2023.
On Tuesday night, the prisoner fell sick and was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival, he said.
His family was informed around 10 am on Wednesday, he added.
However, Rokon’s family members claimed that he died around 9pm but police informed them after 13 hours of his death.
Rokon might have been tortured to death, they alleged.
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Narsingdi Assistant Commissioner and Magistrate Rafiur Rahman said hospital report clearly stated that he was brought dead.
“He was received dead at the hospital at night. The exact cause of death will be determined after an autopsy,” he said.
The jail superintendent said the inmate might have died due to complications related to diabetes or drug addiction.
The body was sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem and after that the body will be handed over to his family, he added.