Man, Held by Excise Dept with Contraband, Dies of Seizure
A man, who was taken into custody by the Excise Department with contraband, died on the way to a station here, allegedly due to a seizure, police said.
Thrissur, Oct 1 (PTI) A man, who was taken into custody by the Excise Department with contraband, died on the way to a station here, allegedly due to a seizure, police said.
Ranjith Kumar (35), a resident of Malappuram, was nabbed by an excise team for possessing cannabis from Guruvayur, they said.
"While taking Kumar to a station in Thrissur, he showed symptoms of seizure. He died when he was being taken to a hospital," a senior police official of the district told PTI.
Police said they have registered a case of unnatural death.
Sources in the police department said the man was a history-sheeter with many 'ganja' (cannabis) cases registered against him.
Most of the cases were for selling and distributing cannabis among the schoolchildren.
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