Nagpur, May 15 (PTI) The kin of a Nagpur Central Jail inmate who died after being rushed to a hospital following deterioration in his health have alleged that he was beaten to death, a police official said on Sunday.

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Akash Ghod (25), who was an undertrial for allegedly murdering a man on September 21 last year, was declared dead on arrival by Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) authorities on Saturday afternoon, he said.

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On Sunday, his kin reached GMCH and sought a high-level inquiry claiming Ghod was beaten to death inside the jail.

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