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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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"Even Murderer Will Not Attack Like This": Madras High Court On Tamil Nadu Custodial Death
Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered that the case be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
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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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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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BSP Tamil Nadu Chief Hacked To Death By 6 Men On Bikes In Chennai
In a brazen attack, the Tamil Nadu chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party was hacked to death by six bike-borne men near his house in Chennai on Friday. According to the police, eight individuals have been taken under custody in connection with the attack.
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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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Days After Custodial Death Of Chennai Man, Cops To Face Murder Charges
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.
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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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"Even Murderer Will Not Attack Like This": Madras High Court On Tamil Nadu Custodial Death
Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered that the case be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
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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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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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BSP Tamil Nadu Chief Hacked To Death By 6 Men On Bikes In Chennai
In a brazen attack, the Tamil Nadu chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party was hacked to death by six bike-borne men near his house in Chennai on Friday. According to the police, eight individuals have been taken under custody in connection with the attack.
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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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Days After Custodial Death Of Chennai Man, Cops To Face Murder Charges
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.
