A man died after he jumped from the first floor of a multi-storey building reportedly in a bid to escape police, at Lalapet in Lalaguda on Thursday night.
The incident occurred when Vinay Kumar (36) and his friends were allegedly playing cards at the building.
A Task Force official, who lives in the same neighbourhood, received information about the illegal activity and alerted his team to raid the premises.
However, even before the team arrived, the official reached the building and stood at its entrance, guarding it and preventing them from escaping.
One of Vinay’s friends, who came out of the room, saw the official at the entrance and alerted his friends.