Hyderabad, May 14 -- In yet another incident of police brutality, an auto driver, 35, died after being allegedly subjected to third-degree torture by Rajendranagar police on Tuesday evening, May 13.

The deceased Mohd Irfan, a resident of Gandipet, was having issues with his wife, Nahida, whom he had been married to for 12 years. Her family took Irfan to the Rajendranagar police station to resolve the issue at around 7:30 pm.

"At the police station, after counselling the couple, the police took Irfan to a room and beat him badly with rubber belts. We were standing outside the police station building, and our brother, unable to bear the thrashing, was shouting. We tried to get into the building, but a constable stopped us and sent us away...