A detainee at the Klang Selatan district police headquarters had died while in police custody on Thursday, 3 June, just one day after he was arrested, according to the family’s lawyer.

Mr. Manoharan Malayalam - the family's lawyer said the 36-year-old man, identified as Umar Faruq Abdullah, was picked up from his home in Kuala Selangor on Wednesday afternoon, 2 June.

Manoharan, who is also a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), wrote on his Facebook profile that five police officers had broken into the family's home between 4pm to 5pm yesterday.

In his post, he further wrote that at 10am this morning, Umar Faruq's wife, Humairah Abdullah, received a call from an officer, asking her to bring food for her husband as he had not eaten anything.

Upon reaching there, Humairah was told to wait.

"She waited and waited until one policeman told her at about 3.30pm that her husband had passed away," said Manoharan. 

Manoharan said he was contacted by Humairah for legal advice

Following which, he joined her at the South Klang district police headquarters.

There, he was informed that Umar Faruq has died under police custody while trying to escape.

"He was under remand for four days, which was obtained before a Klang Magistrate today," he said.

In the post, that was uploaded at around 8.11pm tonight, Manoharan stated that Humairah was informed that her husband "fell to his death".

According to Free Malaysia Today, Umar Faruq was a lorry driver who was brought in after allegedly stealing a gas cylinder and was remanded for four days to assist in the investigation.

The report cited police as saying that the 36-year-old jumped to his death from the second floor of the district police headquarters where he was being questioned, with an initial report stating that he passed away due to “severe facial injuries”.

Umar's death marks the fourth death in police custody in recent weeks. 

According to the police’s initial report, Umar, whose hands were handcuffed behind his back, was being taken down from the third floor to the first floor of the IPD’s criminal investigation department after his statement was recorded.

A scuffle with a policeman ensued on the second floor, with Umar then jumping through the window at the staircase. The report also stated Umar had previous police records.

Umar’s post-mortem is scheduled for tomorrow morning.

Reference Links - 
[1] SAYS
[2] Free Malaysia Today