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4 Days To Death, 6 Years To Justice: Inside The Tamil Nadu Custodial Killings
Nine police officials have been handed death sentences for the custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks.
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9 Tamil Nadu Cops Get Death Sentence In Father-Son Custodial Torture Case
Tamil Nadu Sathankulam: 9 Tamil Nadu Cops Get Death Sentence Over Father-Son Custodial Torture Case
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All 9 Cops Convicted In Tamil Nadu Father-Son Custodial Death Case
The custodial torture dates back to June 19, 2020, when Jayaraj and Benicks, who ran a mobile shop, were arrested for allegedly keeping their shop open beyond permitted hours during the lockdown, a claim later found to be false.
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Verdict In Tamil Nadu Father-Son Custodial Death Case On March 23
Nearly six years after the alleged custodial torture and deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district triggered nationwide outrage, a court in Madurai is set to deliver its verdict on March 23 in the sensational Sathankulam case.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Get 11 Years In Jail For Teen's Custodial Death
In a landmark judgment, the Madurai District and Sessions Court sentenced four policemen to 11 years in prison in connection with the custodial death of a 17-year-old Muthu Karthik in 2019.
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Tamil Nadu Man Dies Inside Police Station, Body Found Over 6 Hours Later
A 60-year-old man died by suicide Tuesday night in an empty room inside a police station in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, but his body was found over six hours later, early Wednesday.
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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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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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Court Sentences Cop, 8 Others To Life In 1999 Custodial Death Case
A local court sentenced nine persons, including a DSP level officer, to life imprisonment in a custodial death dating back to 1999.
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Chennai Man Dies In Police Custody, 2nd Case In 2 Months; 5 Cops Suspended
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.
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6 Cops Arrested For Alleged Murder In Chennai Custodial Death
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.
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Chennai Man Who Died After Arrest Had 13 Different Wounds: Report
Vignesh was arrested by the police on April 18 over alleged possession of marijuana. He died in police custody the next day.
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4 Days To Death, 6 Years To Justice: Inside The Tamil Nadu Custodial Killings
Nine police officials have been handed death sentences for the custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks.
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9 Tamil Nadu Cops Get Death Sentence In Father-Son Custodial Torture Case
Tamil Nadu Sathankulam: 9 Tamil Nadu Cops Get Death Sentence Over Father-Son Custodial Torture Case
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All 9 Cops Convicted In Tamil Nadu Father-Son Custodial Death Case
The custodial torture dates back to June 19, 2020, when Jayaraj and Benicks, who ran a mobile shop, were arrested for allegedly keeping their shop open beyond permitted hours during the lockdown, a claim later found to be false.
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Verdict In Tamil Nadu Father-Son Custodial Death Case On March 23
Nearly six years after the alleged custodial torture and deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district triggered nationwide outrage, a court in Madurai is set to deliver its verdict on March 23 in the sensational Sathankulam case.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Get 11 Years In Jail For Teen's Custodial Death
In a landmark judgment, the Madurai District and Sessions Court sentenced four policemen to 11 years in prison in connection with the custodial death of a 17-year-old Muthu Karthik in 2019.
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Tamil Nadu Man Dies Inside Police Station, Body Found Over 6 Hours Later
A 60-year-old man died by suicide Tuesday night in an empty room inside a police station in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, but his body was found over six hours later, early Wednesday.
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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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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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Court Sentences Cop, 8 Others To Life In 1999 Custodial Death Case
A local court sentenced nine persons, including a DSP level officer, to life imprisonment in a custodial death dating back to 1999.
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Chennai Man Dies In Police Custody, 2nd Case In 2 Months; 5 Cops Suspended
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.
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6 Cops Arrested For Alleged Murder In Chennai Custodial Death
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.
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Chennai Man Who Died After Arrest Had 13 Different Wounds: Report
Vignesh was arrested by the police on April 18 over alleged possession of marijuana. He died in police custody the next day.
