GURUVAYUR: Youth nabbed by the excise for possession of ganja died while in custody.

Malappuram Tirur native Ranjith Kumar (35), son of Vasudevan is the deceased.

Ranjith was arrested by excise special squad on Tuesday evening for possession of 2 kg of ganja from Guruvayur. Shortly after the arrest, he fainted and showed symptoms of seizure.

He was immediately taken to hospital but died before reaching the hospital.