On Monday, as the family members of the deceased waited at the SSG Hospital for the postmortem to start, they claimed that misbehaviour and delay in treatment has been the cause of Patel’s death.

“Two from our family had visited him last Tuesday when he complained of chest pain. He had said that he was suffering from the pain for the last 10 days and had asked for a medical check up, which was refused by the jailor,” said Zubeda Patel, mother of the deceased.

The same day, Patel had also passed on a letter to his wife pointing out his medical problem and the attitude of the jail authorities. “He had not suffered from any kind of illness earlier; and while no proper medical explanation has been given to us as yet, death due to chest pain is somewhat strange. We demand an inquiry into the matter,” said Zulekha Patel, wife of the deceased.