Allahabad, February 15: Two persons, arrested on charges of firing at a police party at a liquor shop near here, today died in police custody prompting authorities to order a CB-CID probe.
Sanjay Nishad and Ashok Nishad and two others were last night arrested after they fired at a police party leaving a constable injured in Ghoorpur area, some 40-km from here.
Sanjay died in hospital where he was taken in a serious condition while Ashok succumbed to injuries on way to a court, IGP (Allahabad Range) Chandra Prakash told reporters here.
He said a case had been registered after the family members alleged the two were tortured in police custody.
The IGP said a CB-CID inquiry was also ordered into the incident, adding no one found guilty would be spared.
The post-mortem on the two would be videographed, he said.
–Agencies