A young man died in police custody at Jamalpur General Hospital on Sunday night.

The deceased is as Sohel Rana, 19, a resident of Pahari Patal village of Melandaha upazila, reports UNB.

Melandaha Police Station Officer-in-charge Mazharul Karim said a team of the law enforcers arrested three young men including Sohel in the evening along with 25 pieces of yaba tablets and 5gm heroin from Hazarabari area in the upazila.

Later, Sohel fell sick in the custody at night and was taken to Jamalpur General Hospital where he died at about 9:30pm.

Family members alleged that police tortured Sohel after arrest.