MADURAI: An advocate, who was one of the accused in the Palani mutt land fraudulent registration case, died in the late night hours of Friday, allegedly due to health complications, at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai.
He had been lodged in Madurai Central Prison and was in CB CID custody for three days until Friday evening.
According to prison sources, the deceased, S Anwardeen (65) of Palani, had been in the prison since July 29. As he was paralysed, he was given a wheelchair and had been staying in the prison hospital since his admission.
After obtaining custody from the court, the CB CID, which is probing the case, took him into custody for three days from August 6. After the last day of custody, he was brought back to the prison around 6 pm on Friday.
As part of his existing treatment, as he also had diabetes and high blood pressure, he was again admitted to the prison hospital.
Around 9.30 pm, he developed cardiac issues and was taken to GRH around 10 pm, where he died around 10.40 pm.
An official intimation was given to Karimedu police station of Madurai city limits regarding the death, which was allegedly caused by complications arising from his existing health conditions.
A case would also be registered and a post-mortem conducted, added the source from the prison department.
Earlier, the Judicial Magistrate dismissed his bail petition on Friday. The Palani Adivaram police had registered a case regarding the fraudulent registration based on a complaint by the HR and CE department, and it was subsequently transferred to the CB CID.