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Judicial team probing torture ‘harassed’, HC orders takeover of Tamil Nadu police station

The Madras High Court Monday directed the district collector to depute revenue officers to take control of the Sathankulam station.

 

The magistrate appointed by the Madras High Court to probe the alleged custodial deaths of a father and son at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu has written to the court saying officers of the police station concerned had destroyed evidence, did not cooperate in the investigation, and had tried to intimidate the judicial team.

 

Kovilpatti Judicial Magistrate Bharathidasan has told the court that the hostility had eventually forced them to stop the inquiry mid-way on Sunday night and leave the Sathankulam Police Station, where P Jeyaraj and son J Bennix were allegedly tortured, leading to their deaths on June 22.

 

Following the complaint, the High Court Monday directed the district collector to depute revenue officers to take control of the Sathankulam station. The court also initiated criminal contempt action against ASP D Kumar, DSP Prathapan and Constable Maharajan, named by Bharathidasan in his complaint. On Monday evening, the Tamil Nadu government passed an order transferring probe into the deaths of Jeyaraj and Bennix to the CBI.

 

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/judicial-team-probing-torture-harassed-hc-orders-takeover-of-tamil-nadu-police-station-6482514/

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27 new cops for Sathankulam police station

The action came hours after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court slammed the Sathankulam policemen for not cooperating with the Kovilpatti Judicial Magistrate.

 

 

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/jun/29/sathankulam-police-not-cooperating-with-judicial-inquiry-hc-orders-revenue-officials-to-take-contro-2162949.html

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Tamil Nadu custodial deaths | Woman constable, eyewitness in Jayaraj and Fenix murder case, gets protection

During a court hearing, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court observed that the woman head constable should also get paid leaves as a witness.

 

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/tamil-nadu-custodial-deaths-woman-constable-eyewitness-in-jayaraj-and-fenix-murder-case-gets-protection-5498531.html

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"the Sathankulam police station is now under the Revenue Department control, seen as an “unprecedented” development so far in the country, after the high court issued an order after the conduct of the local police personnel came under intense scrutiny."

Wow

 

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