A man, involved in the July 13 Mumbai blasts, reportedly died of police torture during interrogation, according to media reports on Sunday.Faiz Usmani died following a brain hemorrhage early Sunday, reported Indo-Asian News Service, quoting hospital sources.
The report quoted a medical officer as saying that Faiz Usmani was picked up as a suspect in the triple blasts, which left 19 people dead and 129 others injured, but late Saturday evening he suddenly took ill and was rushed to Sion Hospital in Mumbai. He died there around 1:20 a.m. Sunday.
The officer said when Faiz was brought to hospital, his blood pressure was in excess of 220 points and there was a large amount of blood in his brain, said the report.
Faiz was the brother of Afzal Usmani, one of the prime accused in blasts in Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat in 2008, and both were suspected members of the Indian Mujahiddeen.
The family members of Faiz said he was tortured by police.