Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Hindu
The Hindu
National
S. Vijay Kumar

Custodial death: activists seek murder case against police

With the postmortem report revealing multiple injuries on the body of Vignesh, 25, who died in custody on April 19 at the Secretariat Colony police station, civil rights activists have demanded registration of a murder case against the policemen concerned.

Since Vignesh belonged to the Scheduled Caste, they have also demanded that provisions of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act be invoked.

The case is being investigated by the CB-CID. Besides, Judicial Magistrate Yashwantrao Ingersoll visited Puzhal Central Prison to record the statement of Suresh, who was detained by the police along with Vignesh on the night of April 18, sources said on Thursday.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.