Jakarta – An angry mob vandalized seven shop-houses in the eastern Indonesian province of Irian Jaya following the death of a college teacher in police custody, a report said Monday.

More than hundred people went on a rampage in Abepura in the district of Paniai after the death of Obet Bade, 41, on Sunday at the local police station, the Antara news agency said. Warning shots were fired to disperse the rioters who damaged seven shops in the disturbance, Antara said.

Abepura Police Chief First Lieutenant Leonard Sihite said Bade had been taken to the police post by two soldiers because he was drunk. He died at the police station after being refused admittance to a hospital by staff members, Sihite said. Sihite said an investigation would be launched immediately, Antara reported.