CHENNAI: Three days after the death of V Vignesh, 25, in police custody, sub-inspector Pugazhum Perumal, policeman Ponraj and home guard Deepak attached to the Secretariat Colony police station were placed under suspension. Director general of police C Sylendra Babu also transferred the case to the CB-CID.
Vignesh had been picked up by a police team near Kelly’s and detained at the station on charges of possessing ganja and a knife. The transfer and suspension move came hours after the allegation of police personnel attempting to bribe the family of the victim went viral on social media.
