Patiala, June 29 -- A 75-year-old Sangrur resident, Karamjit Singh, is reported to have died in the Sanour police station during the wee hours of Saturday. Karamjit was in police remand in a forgery case till Saturday. However, alleging police torture, the kin of the deceased refused to take the body and sought action against the cops responsible for his death.

The Patiala police in its communique said that they had arrested Karamjit along with his wife on June 26, and the court had granted a day for the remand. The police said that the remand was further extended by one more day by the court.

The police claimed that Karamjit's health deteriorated during the wee hours of Saturday and was declared dead by the doctors at Government Rajind...