New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- A 55-year-old sanitation worker with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) died under mysterious circumstances on Thursday, hours after being taken to Jyoti Nagar police station in northeast Delhi. His family has alleged that he was assaulted by an MCD official and a police constable, resulting in fatal internal injuries.

The deceased, identified as Rishipal, lived with his wife and three children near Apsara Border in Seemapuri and was posted at MCD's Ashok Nagar office near Nand Nagri. According to his family, a dispute arose on Thursday morning when Rishipal argued with a "sub-inspector-rank" MCD official over marking his attendance. The official allegedly called the police, and Rishipal was taken to Jyoti Naga...