The mysterious death of a 64-year-old inside a police station has put the Kalyan police in the dock. Deepak Bhingardiwe, a Kalyan East resident, had gone to Kolsewadi police station to check on his son, who was detained by the police during an “All-Out Operation”. According to the police, Bhingardiwe suffered an epilepsy attack and passed away. But the deceased’s son has claimed that he had been beaten up inside the lock up, which resulted in  his death.

The Thane police had carried out an operation on Friday, rounding up criminals, absconders and drug peddlers. As part of the operation, Kolsewadi police station (Kalyan) detained Prashik Bhingardiwe at around 9 pm. According to the police, he was rounded up as he was found drinking at a public place. “When we got information that Prashik had been detained, my father and I rushed to the police station.