Tension ran high after a person died in police custody in Dhunusha.

The deceased has been identified as Dipa Mandal.

Mandal’s relatives alleged that she died due to police torture. They said that Mandal was taken to hospital after her condition became serious and died during the course of treatment.

Following the incident, a clash ensued between the anguished locals and police personnel when the former tried to picket the police station. A person was injured in the police firing.

A local said that police lobbed dozens of teargas shells to take the situation under control.