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No Bail, Suspension Of Sentence For 4 Tamil Nadu Cops Convicted In Custodial Death Case
In a significant development, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court rejected petitions for suspension of life sentence and grant of bail filed by four convicted police personnel in the 1999 custodial death of Vincent.
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High Court Asks Tamil Nadu To Pay 25 Lakh Compensation In Custody Death Case
The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the family of 27-year-old Ajith Kumar, a temple's security guard who died in police custody last month.
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"A Sorry Model Government": TVK Chief Slams DMK Over 'Custodial' Deaths
Actor-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Sunday led a massive protest in Chennai, seeking justice for Ajith Kumar, a private security guard who died in police custody due to alleged torture.
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Actor Vijay To Lead Massive Protest Over Tamil Nadu Custodial Death Case
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor-turned-politician Vijay is set to lead a major public protest today demanding justice for Ajith Kumar, a private security guard who allegedly died in police custody in Sivagangai district.
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CBI Takes Over Tamil Nadu Custodial Death Probe, Files Case Against Cops
The CBI has registered a case against Tamil Nadu police personnel in connection with the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar, a 27-year-old private security guard posted at the Madapuram Temple in Sivagangai district.
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Madras High Court Confirms Tamil Man's Custodial Death, Sets Deadline
Ajith Kumar - the 28-year-old temple guard from Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga accused of stealing a woman's jewellery - was tortured and killed in police custody, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court said Tuesday based on a sessions court report.
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44 External Injuries: Autopsy Report In Tamil Nadu Custodial Death Case
A man in Tamil Nadu who was allegedly killed while in police custody suffered 44 external and many internal injuries, according to the autopsy report. The report said a linear 3-cm scar and three other old scars are consistent with cigarette burns.
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Another Tamil Nadu Custodial Assault Video Surfaces, Cops Transferred
Even as Tamil Nadu reels under public anger over the alleged custodial death of 27-year-old temple security guard B. Ajithkumar in Sivaganga district, a fresh controversy has erupted with the emergence of CCTV footage.
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Amid Tamil Nadu Custodial Death, Old Video Showing Cops Beating Man Sparks Row
A disturbing video, purportedly from a police station in Tamil Nadu's Theni district, has surfaced amid ongoing outrage over the recent alleged custodial death of a young security guard, Ajith Kumar, in Sivaganga district.
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Tamil Nadu Custodial Death: 5 Policemen Arrested, Murder Charges Filed
Five policemen have been arrested in connection with a custodial death in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district, police said.
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Custodial Death Sparks Outrage In Agartala, Family Alleges Police Assault
Kailash Roy reportedly died in Bishalgarh Central Jail on Sunday, around 11 days after he and his son were taken into custody for allegedly obstructing a court staff.
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Lapu Lapu Festival: 9 Killed After Car Rams Crowd At Festival In Canada's Vancouver
Several deaths are being reported from the Canadian city of Vancouver after a driver ran over a crowd at a street festival. The local police said the incident occurred around 8 pm (local time). The driver has been taken into custody by the police.
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Don't Want To Fight Son's Custodial Death: Parents Of Badlapur Rape Accused
The parents of Badlapur sexual assault accused Akshay Shinde, killed in an alleged encounter with police, told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that they no longer want to fight the case concerning his death.
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Senior Himachal Pradesh Cop, 7 Other Officers Get Life Term In Custodial Death Case
A special CBI court here on Monday sentenced Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police Zahur Haider Zaidi and seven other policemen to life imprisonment in a 2017 custodial death case.
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Senior Himachal Officer, 7 Cops Convicted In Custodial Death Of Rape-Murder Accused
A Special CBI court in Chandigarh on Saturday convicted the Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police and seven other policemen in the custodial death of an accused in the gang rape and murder of a minor girl in Himachal Pradesh's Kotkhai in 2017.
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No Bail, Suspension Of Sentence For 4 Tamil Nadu Cops Convicted In Custodial Death Case
In a significant development, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court rejected petitions for suspension of life sentence and grant of bail filed by four convicted police personnel in the 1999 custodial death of Vincent.
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High Court Asks Tamil Nadu To Pay 25 Lakh Compensation In Custody Death Case
The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the family of 27-year-old Ajith Kumar, a temple's security guard who died in police custody last month.
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"A Sorry Model Government": TVK Chief Slams DMK Over 'Custodial' Deaths
Actor-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Sunday led a massive protest in Chennai, seeking justice for Ajith Kumar, a private security guard who died in police custody due to alleged torture.
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Actor Vijay To Lead Massive Protest Over Tamil Nadu Custodial Death Case
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor-turned-politician Vijay is set to lead a major public protest today demanding justice for Ajith Kumar, a private security guard who allegedly died in police custody in Sivagangai district.
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CBI Takes Over Tamil Nadu Custodial Death Probe, Files Case Against Cops
The CBI has registered a case against Tamil Nadu police personnel in connection with the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar, a 27-year-old private security guard posted at the Madapuram Temple in Sivagangai district.
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Madras High Court Confirms Tamil Man's Custodial Death, Sets Deadline
Ajith Kumar - the 28-year-old temple guard from Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga accused of stealing a woman's jewellery - was tortured and killed in police custody, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court said Tuesday based on a sessions court report.
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44 External Injuries: Autopsy Report In Tamil Nadu Custodial Death Case
A man in Tamil Nadu who was allegedly killed while in police custody suffered 44 external and many internal injuries, according to the autopsy report. The report said a linear 3-cm scar and three other old scars are consistent with cigarette burns.
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Another Tamil Nadu Custodial Assault Video Surfaces, Cops Transferred
Even as Tamil Nadu reels under public anger over the alleged custodial death of 27-year-old temple security guard B. Ajithkumar in Sivaganga district, a fresh controversy has erupted with the emergence of CCTV footage.
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Amid Tamil Nadu Custodial Death, Old Video Showing Cops Beating Man Sparks Row
A disturbing video, purportedly from a police station in Tamil Nadu's Theni district, has surfaced amid ongoing outrage over the recent alleged custodial death of a young security guard, Ajith Kumar, in Sivaganga district.
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Tamil Nadu Custodial Death: 5 Policemen Arrested, Murder Charges Filed
Five policemen have been arrested in connection with a custodial death in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district, police said.
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Custodial Death Sparks Outrage In Agartala, Family Alleges Police Assault
Kailash Roy reportedly died in Bishalgarh Central Jail on Sunday, around 11 days after he and his son were taken into custody for allegedly obstructing a court staff.
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Lapu Lapu Festival: 9 Killed After Car Rams Crowd At Festival In Canada's Vancouver
Several deaths are being reported from the Canadian city of Vancouver after a driver ran over a crowd at a street festival. The local police said the incident occurred around 8 pm (local time). The driver has been taken into custody by the police.
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Don't Want To Fight Son's Custodial Death: Parents Of Badlapur Rape Accused
The parents of Badlapur sexual assault accused Akshay Shinde, killed in an alleged encounter with police, told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that they no longer want to fight the case concerning his death.
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Senior Himachal Pradesh Cop, 7 Other Officers Get Life Term In Custodial Death Case
A special CBI court here on Monday sentenced Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police Zahur Haider Zaidi and seven other policemen to life imprisonment in a 2017 custodial death case.
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Senior Himachal Officer, 7 Cops Convicted In Custodial Death Of Rape-Murder Accused
A Special CBI court in Chandigarh on Saturday convicted the Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police and seven other policemen in the custodial death of an accused in the gang rape and murder of a minor girl in Himachal Pradesh's Kotkhai in 2017.
