A 38-year-old man who was recently arrested by Mumbai police in a cheating case, died in a hospital here, following which his family members alleged that he succumbed to negligence and torture by police.

A senior police official on Monday refuted the allegations and said the man, identified as Amol Sonawane, was arrested by the Pant Nagar police on Thursday from Airoli in neighbouring Navi Mumbai for allegedly cheating people by promising them flats.