The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday started an inquiry into the death of a youth in police custody.
According to the police, Rizwan Pandit, a resident of Awantipora in south Kashmir, was in police custody and died during the night of March 18-19. Pandit was a schoolteacher by profession.
"Pandit was held in pursuance of a militancy case under investigation," said the police.
A magisterial inquiry is underway in the case under Section 176 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure, the police said.
The police also initiated a separate case of alleged violation of police jurisdiction. Pandit was allegedly lodged in the Cargo Camp of the police Special Operations Group in Srinagar.
The authorities closed the Islamic University of Science and Technology in Awantipora on Tuesday. All the examinations were postponed due to precautionary measures.