In the light of the autopsy report, which recorded “13 injury marks” on the body of Vignesh, 25, who died in custody, the CB-CID has been directed to convert the case into that of murder and frame murder charges against the police personnel concerned, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said in the Assembly on Friday.
However, the AIADMK members walked out after the government turned down Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s demand for transferring the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Earlier, Mr. Palaniswami recalled having raised the issue in the House on April 26 when the Chief Minister responded that Vignesh was given breakfast on April 19; thereafter, he vomitted and developed epilepsy before being taken to Kilpauk Government Hospital where he was declared brought dead.
