Jagatsinghpur, May 4:The alleged custodial death of Manoranjan Gedi has taken a new turn on Tuesday.

Manoranjan’s father Prahllad Gedi demanded a probe into his son’s suspicious death, meeting the Jagatsinghpur SP in the afternoon.

Apart from it, different political forums and social outfits have also urged for a high level probe into the case.

Family member of the deceased said, Manoranjan was working as a contractual labour with PICT. Abhayachandpur police picked him up in connection with a case and detained him in the police station. However, during police custody, Manoranjam died in a suspicious condition. Subsequently, he was rushed to the hospital.

Following this, Manoranjan’s family members alleged that he was beaten to death by police in the hajat.