Dhemaji, March 30 -- One Imran Ali (25) of Jonai Bazar in North Assam's Dhemaji district, an accused in a theft case found dead at Jonai Police station lock-up on Sunday.

Police said they had detained him on Saturday evening after picking him up from the Abor Leku area on the outskirts of Jonai town in connection with a theft case.

The police had to produce him before the judicial magistrate on Sunday but reportedly discovered him dead around 9 am that morning.

After completing the official formalities, the police forwarded his body to Dhemaji Civil Hospital for a postmortem.

Meanwhile, the deceased's family members stated that they had spoken to Imran on Saturday night and again at around 8 am on Sunday, and he appeared to be in good...