Rourkela, Apr 16 (PTI) A man, arrested for allegedly selling illicit liquor, died at a jail in Odisha's Sundergarh district on Wednesday, following which his family claimed that he was murdered.

Rajesh Kujur, a resident of Dalki village in Raiboga police station area, sustained a head injury due to a fall at the special jail in Rourkela, officials said.

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He was immediately admitted to the Rourkela Government Hospital, where he died, they said.

His wife Amrita alleged that her husband was murdered in judicial custody.

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Rajesh was arrested from his house around 5.30 am on Tuesday for illegally selling liquor in the area, police said.

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