KOZHIKODE: A youth taken into custody in Vadakara died last night at 11.30 pm. He has been identified as Sajeevan of Kalleri in Vadakara. His friends and relatives alleged that the police beat him brutally.

The car in which Sajeevan and his friends were travelling collided with another vehicle. A dispute broke out between the two groups over compensation. Following that, the passengers of the other car informed the police.

His friends alleged that the sub inspector beat Sajeevan brutally for being drunk. Sajeevan immediately collapsed in front of the station. The body has been shifted to Kozhikode Medical College for post-mortem.