Mystery shrouds death of man in police station

Surat: A 34-year-old man died in mysterious circumstances at Khatodara police station on Thursday night, hours after he was detained following a ruckus at a petrol pump near Sosyo Circle.
Police claimed that Ravindra Sangadiya died due to unknown reasons. Sangadiya and his friend Nikhil Prajapati, who were allegedly drunk, had a fight over getting a free drinking water bottle for purchase of Rs 500 worth petrol, police said.
An offence of murder was lodged against unidentified persons and attempts are being made to identify those involved in attacking Sangadiya. The incident was captured in CCTV cameras at the petrol pump.
The complaint was lodged by the victim’s Hitendra.
“The deceased has no injury marks on the body. Only postmortem will ascertain the exact cause,” said an official in Khatodara police station.
Sangadiya and his colleague Nikhil Prajapati, both employees in an FMCG delivery van, went to Shree Sarvodaya Petroleum at around 9.42 pm. “The duo entered into an argument with the petrol pump staff over a free water bottle and Sangadiya started using abusive language and slapped one of the staffers. One of the pump attendants pushed and slapped him,” said police.
Meanwhile, a police control room van on patrol spotted the tussle and arrived to inquire. Police found both Sangadiya and Prajapati were drunk and took them to the police station.
Cops were completing formalities to arrest the duo and called family members of both.
“I was in the police station campus when someone informed me that Ravindra collapsed. I too went to check and found him unconscious. He was then taken NCH in 108 ambulance,” said Hitendra.