Nigerian man arrested for drug case, suffering from stroke dies in Indian prison

A 38-year-old Nigerian man, Izuchukwu awaiting trial over a drug case died on Monday in Hullu sub-jail, in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Police, in a statement on Tuesday, said Izuchukwu was arrested over a drug case but suffered an acute artery stroke that took his life.

According to Times of India, Superintendent of Police in Kullu, Gurdev Sharma said he was taken to a hospital in Shimla for treatment.

The report revealed that Izuchukwu was living in Dwarka, New Delhi, and was arrested at Bajaura check post on the Chandigarh-Manali national highway on July 14, for possession of 1.88g of drugs. He was produced before the court and was to appear again before court on July 29.

Police officials said he was in comatose on Monday morning and was rushed to Kullu regional hospital for treatment. Police investigation revealed that Izuchukwu had been arrested by Kullu police from Delhi in a similar case of supplying heroin a few years back. This time, he was coming to Kullu with the contraband in a bus, but was caught.

Kullu police have arrested more than 30 foreign nationals in connection with supply of drugs in the last three years. Most of them are Africans, who were involved in supplying heroin and chitta to many states.