New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) A magisterial probe has been ordered into the death of a 32-year-old Nigerian national under mysterious circumstances following his apprehension by police in west Delhi, official sources said on Wednesday.

According to police, the incident occurred on Sunday evening when a team on patrol spotted a man riding a scooter on the wrong side of the road near the Rajouri Garden metro station and signalled him to stop. The rider allegedly rammed the scooter into a police motorcycle, fell off the vehicle and tried to flee, before being apprehended.

He was taken to the special staff office near Tagore Garden for questioning, where he complained of uneasiness. Police rushed him to the Guru Gobind Singh Hospital in Khyala, where doctors declared him brought dead.

The deceased was identified as Christian Eze Promise. Police said the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Ministry of External Affairs and the Nigerian High Commission were informed of the development, while a parallel inquiry is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the man’s death. PTI BM RC