Rab claimed the teenager, Zakir Hossain, died from chest pain he suffered while trying to evade the arrest. He was arrested from Shah Ali Police Station area in the city at 3:00am on Tuesday.

However, morgue sources said the body bore marks of bruises.

Zakir, 19, son of Zafar Hossain, was a resident of Mirpur.

In the first information report (FIR) filed with Shah Ali Police Station, the Rab said its members went to the Eidgah field at Rinekhola in Mirpur at 3:00am on Tuesday to arrest criminals.

Zakir, who was roaming the area at that time, ran to evade arrest but he subsequently developed chest pain, Rab said.

Rab members then took him to Suhrawardy Hospital. He was later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he died.

No relatives of Zakir went to the hospital to visit him.

Meanwhile, police inquest report and morgue sources said the body bore bruises in the hands and legs.