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Sattankulam custodial deaths case | CBI gets custody of accused till July 16

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been granted custody of the 5 Sattankulam policemen, concerned within the custodial deaths of merchants P. Jayaraj and J. Benicks, till July 16. The 5 males accused, had been produced earlier than the Madurai Chief Judicial Magistrate, on Tuesday.

Chief Judicial Magistrate T.V. Hemanandakumar granted CBI custody of then Sattankulam inspector…

Sattankulam custodial deaths case: CBI gets custody of accused till July 16

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been granted custody of the five Sattankulam policemen, involved in the custodial deaths of traders P. Jayaraj and J. Benicks, till July 16. The five men accused, were produced before the Madurai Chief Judicial Magistrate, on Tuesday.

Chief Judicial Magistrate T.V. Hemanandakumar granted CBI custody of then Sattankulam inspector Sridhar,…

Sathankulam Custodial Death: CB-CID Arrests 5 More TN Cops on Murder Charges, Evidence Destruction

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Five more policemen, including a sub-inspector, were arrested on Wednesday on murder charges in the sensational death of a father and son following alleged custodial torture, taking the total detentions in the case to ten, the Crime Branch-CID said.

During their day-long questioning, it emerged the five — sub-inspector Paldurai, constables Vali Muthu, Chelladurai, Thomas and…

Set up control room to monitor CCTVs in police stations, Anbumani says

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PMK youth wing leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday urged the State government to set up a control room in Chennai to monitor CCTV footage across police stations in the State, in the wake of the custodial deaths of trader Jayaraj and his son Benicks in Sattankulam.

In a statement, he said the arrest of the accused police personnel and cases booked against those responsible gives…

Rajinikanth condemns Sattankulam custodial deaths

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After being criticised for not condemning the Sattankulam custodial deaths of P. Jayaraj and J. Benicks in Thoothukudi, actor Rajinikanth on Wednesday said that those responsible should be held accountable.

In a social media post, the actor said that he was shocked at the incidents that have unfolded after the deaths of the father and son due to police brutality came to light. “After…

Sattankulam custodial deaths: Court asks CB-CID to handle case till CBI takes charge

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A day after expressling lack of confidence in the local police, the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) on Tuesday directed the Tirunelveli CB-CID DSP, Anil Kumar, to immediately take over the investigation of the Thoothukudi custodial deaths of traders P Jayaraj and his son J. Benicks, till the case was formally taken over by the CBI.

Significantly, the court said that it had perused the…

Chennai constable placed under suspension for social media post on custodial deaths

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An Armed Reserve constable has been placed under suspension for his alleged social media post on the alleged custodial deaths of a father and son — Jayaraj and Bennix — in Sattankulam, Thoothukudi district.

According to police, Sathish Muthu is an armed reserve constable in Chennai district. He had posted some remarks on his social media account on the Sattankulam incident. As the…