A youth has lodged a report against the Subang Jaya police for allegedly beating his 19-year-old cousin while the latter was in custody o­n Wednesday.

K Vikneswaran, 20, made the report last night at the Hospital Universiti Malaya police booth, claiming that the police had arrested his cousin P Lingeswaran with another 19-year-old, P Poobalan, and assaulted them while they were detained at the Subang Jaya station.

According to the report, the duo was arrested late Wednesday night and blind-folded at the police station before they were beaten with rubber hoses.

"I saw that Poobalan had red bruises of about 6-inches long o­n his back and his right hand. There were also swellings o­n his head, feet and the soles of his feet. As for Lingeswaran, there were (similar) bruises o­n both his shoulders," said Vikneswaran in the report.

The report added that the two youths were subsequently released by the Petaling Jaya magistrate's court but were rearrested the same day by the Subang Jaya police while they were seeking medical attention.