Faridpur: An arrested accused in a land-related case died in police custody in Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur in the early hours of Friday.

The deceased is Nur Mohammad Munshi, a resident of Dakkhin Beel area of Nalia village in the upazila.

The Nagarkanda police said following an arrest warrant issued by a local court, police arrested Nur Mohammad and his brother Nurul Islam, in connection with a case filed over a land-related dispute by one Lutfur Munshi on Thursday night.

On the way to police station, Nur Mohammad fell sick and was admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead at about 12:00am.

Dr. Farid Uddin Ahmed, duty doctor, said police brought the two accused in the night.

Doctors found saliva gusting forth from the mouth and nose of Nur Mohammad when he was brought to the hospital, he said.

Hazera Begum, mother of the victim, alleged that Lutfur Rahman along with his associates had killed his son after torturing him in police custody.