In a statement, Bukit Aman’s integrity and standards compliance department director, Azri Ahmad, said the police received one report today at the Marang police station at 3pm.

The 37-year-old victim had been arrested for theft under Section 379 of the Penal Code and was to be detained from today until Sunday.

The investigation into his death is being carried out by the integrity department’s Custodial Death Crime Investigation Unit which started operations on Jan 1.

This is the third death in custody this month, and follows that of a 37-year-old man in Kota Bharu, Kelantan 11 days ago.

On Jan 13, a 63-year-old man died at the Taiping district police headquarters (IPD) while awaiting his case’s second mention in court.

Two police officers and two of the victim’s fellow inmates were then arrested in connection with the incident and remanded until Jan 20. There have been no further updates on the case as yet.

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