Mumbai, December 10: A 41-year-old man, arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drug seizure case, died in a prison in Maharashtra's Nanded district, a police official said on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Jitendrasingh Pargansingh Bhullar. Also Read | Tejashwi Yadav’s Uncle Sadhu Yadav Angry Over His Inter-Community Marriage to Rachel Godinho.

Bhullar was lodged in the Nanded district prison since November 26 after he was sent in judicial custody following arrest in a drug seizure case in Mumbai, the official said. Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir: 2 Policemen Killed in Terror Attack in Bandipora, Area Cordoned Off.

He complained of chest pain on Thursday evening following which he was rushed to a government hospital where he died at 10 pm, the official added. Autopsy of the body will be video-recorded, he said, adding that further probe was on.

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