The case concerns the death of Ajith Kumar, who served as a temporary security guard at the Badrakali Amman Temple in Madapuram, Sivaganga district. The court termed the incident a "clear case of custodial death."
Kumar, a security guard at the Madapuram Kaliamman temple in Tiruppuvanam in Sivaganga, was detained for questioning in connection with a theft. He later allegedly died while in police custody.
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The Madras high court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay an additional Rs 25 lakh as interim compensation to the family of Ajith Kumar, a temple guard who allegedly died due to police torture during interrogation in Sivaganga district. The remaining compensation amount will
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to inspect officers at Tiruppuvanam Police Station in connection with the Ajith Kumar custody death case.
Tamil Nadu Minister K R Periyakaruppan on Tuesday visited the family of Ajith Kumar, who died while in police custody, and handed ex-gratia of Rs 7.5 lakhs on behalf of the state governemt.
Following a protest by TVK party on Sunday demanding justice for Ajith Kumar, who allegedly died in police custody, DMK leader TKS Elangovan said that the case has already been handed over to the CBI and those involved have been arrested.
Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal, in a press conference, addressed the recent custodial death of Ajith Kumar and said that one cannot judge the professionalism of the entire police force based on two cases.
DGP Jiwal said, "With two cases, we can't judge whether t
"Even before the scars of the lockup murder of Thirupuvanam (Sivaganga district) brother Ajith Kumar heal, another atrocity has taken place in Chief Minister MK Stalin's own constituency, Kolathur. Is this Dravidian-style rule?" Suryah asked.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appoint an investigating officer within a week to probe the custodial death of B Ajith Kumar, a temple security guard in Sivaganga.