Madras High Court Confirms Custodial Death Of Tamil Nadu Man, Orders CBI Probe
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Madras Excessive Courtroom confirms Ajith Kumar died attributable to police torture, citing 44 accidents. CBI given deadline until August 20 to finish probe.
Chennai: In the present day, on July 8, in a stunning revelation, the Madurai bench of the Madras Excessive Courtroom has acknowledged that Ajith kumara 28-year-old temple guard from Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu, was tortured and killed whereas in police custody.
This conclusion was based mostly on a report submitted by a classes courtroom decide, which the Excessive Courtroom reviewed on Tuesday afternoon.
The tragic case began when a lady named Nikitha filed a grievance alleging that Ajith Kumar stole her jewelry from her automobile after she requested him to park it.
Studies recommend that Nikitha is acquainted with a bureaucratthough the police have denied this connection.
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Following her grievance, Ajith was picked up by the native police for questioning. Inside hours, his household was knowledgeable that he had died in custody, resulting in severe allegations in opposition to the police.
The Madras Excessive Courtroom, which had already raised considerations in regards to the police’s dealing with of the case, together with the suspicious motion of Ajith’s physique from one police station to a different, has taken a powerful stance.
It flagged the attainable destruction of essential proof and ordered a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe.
The Excessive Courtroom directed the CBI to type a particular investigation group and start the probe inside every week, with an in depth report anticipated by August 20.
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As a part of the investigation, the CBI may even look into Nikitha’s grievance and study all of the circumstances surrounding the theft allegation.
The federal government of Tamil Nadu had already transferred the case to the CBI final week, with Chief Minister MK Stalin stating that the transfer was needed to make sure a good inquiry.
Within the meantime, 5 cops have been arrested for his or her alleged involvement within the unlawful and deadly assault on Ajith Kumar. Moreover, the district police chief and his deputy have been suspended for his or her position within the matter.
The post-mortem report revealed extreme accidents to numerous components of Ajith’s physique, together with his brow, arms, knees, toes, and buttocks.
It additionally discovered that there was an extreme accumulation of blood in his mind, a situation often called cerebral congestion, which may end result from traumatic mind harm.
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Human rights activist and Government Director of Individuals’s Watch, Henri Tiphagnewho’s supporting Ajith’s household and following the case carefully, advised media:
“Forty-four accidents and extra really, so that is torture…”
This incident has triggered a serious political uproar, particularly for the reason that ruling occasion Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) had beforehand criticised its rival AIADMK over the 2020 Sathankulam custodial deaths.
Now, the identical allegations are being levelled in opposition to them, resulting in sturdy backlash simply forward of the upcoming Meeting elections subsequent 12 months.
Case Title:
Karthickraja & Ors v State & Ors
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