Puri: Tension prevailed in Mochi Sahi area and the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here today after an accused died in the in the custody of Baselisahi police station here last night. The body of the deceased identified as K Arya of Loknath Road area was kept in the hospital for post-mortem. A platoon of police force was deployed at the hospital. At a Presser, Puri SP Akhileswar Singh said 33-year-old K Arya was arrested by Baselisahi police for interrogation. The accused got into a scuffle with the cops during the arrest and he sustained injuries. The accused was later admitted to the DHH for treatment. However, he died while undergoing treatment, said the SP. However, family members of the deceased have refuted the police statement alleging that Arya died in the custody due to police excesses. It is pertinent to mention here that another accused, Tarique Salim, allegedly died while being under custody of Birmitrapur police last night. Reacting to both the alleged custodial deaths, Odisha DGP today assured that action will be taken as per the guidelines of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) once the post-mortem reports come in.