Chennai Custodial Death

A 30-year-old man died in police custody in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Sunday evening, the second such incident in the state in less than two months.

Six Tamil Nadu police personnel were arrested on Saturday for murder in connection with the custodial death of a 25-year-old man in Chennai.

The policemen involved in the custodial death of a 25-year-old man in Chennai last month have been charged for murder, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced in the Tamil Nadu assembly today. Earlier, the police had filed a case of suspicious death.

Vignesh was arrested by the police on April 18 over alleged possession of marijuana. He died in police custody the next day.

More than a week after a 25-year-old youth died after allegedly being beaten up at a police station in Chennai, an unverified CCTV video has surfaced leading to claims and counterclaims of police torture.

Amid outrage over the deaths in custody of a man and his son arrested in Tamil Nadu earlier this month for keeping their shop open beyond curfew during the coronavirus lockdown, the police chief of Tuticorin has been replaced and three policemen may face murder charges.

Guidelines laid down for police on handling arrests or accused persons include not even using foul language against them, while beating them up was "unlawful," Chennai Police chief AK Viswanathan said on Sunday.

Yuvaraj, the prime accused in the suspicious death of a Dalit man Gokulraj has been remanded to a five-day police custody by a court in the Namakkal district of Tami Nadu.

Tamil Nadu government today suspended five policemen attached to the Government Railway Police, Villupuram, in connection with the custodial death of an accused on May 7 and announced a cash relief of Rs five lakh to the victim's family.

Eighty Students Federation of India (SFI) activists were arrested in Chennai and in Puducherry on Wednesday while protesting against the death of SFI leader Sudipto Gupta allegedly in police custody in Kolkata.

A gunman, who had allegedly killed an elderly couple in Chennai and looted cash and gold, died in police custody.

A 30-year-old man died in police custody in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Sunday evening, the second such incident in the state in less than two months.

Six Tamil Nadu police personnel were arrested on Saturday for murder in connection with the custodial death of a 25-year-old man in Chennai.

The policemen involved in the custodial death of a 25-year-old man in Chennai last month have been charged for murder, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced in the Tamil Nadu assembly today. Earlier, the police had filed a case of suspicious death.

Vignesh was arrested by the police on April 18 over alleged possession of marijuana. He died in police custody the next day.

More than a week after a 25-year-old youth died after allegedly being beaten up at a police station in Chennai, an unverified CCTV video has surfaced leading to claims and counterclaims of police torture.

Amid outrage over the deaths in custody of a man and his son arrested in Tamil Nadu earlier this month for keeping their shop open beyond curfew during the coronavirus lockdown, the police chief of Tuticorin has been replaced and three policemen may face murder charges.

Guidelines laid down for police on handling arrests or accused persons include not even using foul language against them, while beating them up was "unlawful," Chennai Police chief AK Viswanathan said on Sunday.

Yuvaraj, the prime accused in the suspicious death of a Dalit man Gokulraj has been remanded to a five-day police custody by a court in the Namakkal district of Tami Nadu.

Tamil Nadu government today suspended five policemen attached to the Government Railway Police, Villupuram, in connection with the custodial death of an accused on May 7 and announced a cash relief of Rs five lakh to the victim's family.

Eighty Students Federation of India (SFI) activists were arrested in Chennai and in Puducherry on Wednesday while protesting against the death of SFI leader Sudipto Gupta allegedly in police custody in Kolkata.

A gunman, who had allegedly killed an elderly couple in Chennai and looted cash and gold, died in police custody.