QUETTA, May 8 An employee of Agriculture College Quetta was found dead on Saturday in his house in the Junior Assistant Colony, police said.

Saeed Wali was tortured to death, police said.

Capital City Police Officer Ghulam Shabbir told Dawn that there were wounds on the head and other parts of Mr Wali's body.

According to sources, police broke the door of Mr Wali's house and found the body in a room.

Mr Wali's brother-in-law Zakir and nephew Saeed Kabir were taken into custody for interrogation after police found the deceased's cellphone in Kabir's possession.