A man, who was arrested on the charge of pilferage of copper wire, allegedly committed suicide in police custody at Dehri police station in Bihar's Rohtas district on Saturday, police said.
Ramchander Sharma was arrested on the charge of pilferage of copper wire and was kept inside the lock up.
The accused later allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the ceiling, the police said.
Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said he had ordered a probe by a senior police officer into the death in custody.
We have decided to get the post-mortem done under supervision of a magistrate, the SP said.