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The deceased has been identified as Basanagouda Eragouda Patil (46), a resident of Bellad Bagewadi village in Hukkeri taluk.
Belagavi Rural police had brought Basanagouda to the police station for questioning based on a tip-off in connection with the ganja case. During the interrogation, his health reportedly deteriorated, and he started vomiting. Though he was allegedly rushed to a hospital, he died without responding to treatment.
Meanwhile, DCP Ravindra Gadadi said that a case has been registered based on a complaint received from the wife of the deceased man. The case will be handed to the Bengaluru CID, he added.