A 46-year-old tribal man, who died within a day of being in judicial custody in Tiruvannamalai after being arrested on the charge of selling arrack, suffered injuries before his death, an autopsy report has revealed.
The report said K. Thangamani suffered irregular open wounds on the lower part of the right arm, back of the right elbow and back of the upper left forearm. All these injuries would have occurred between 12 and 24 hours before his death.
“A dark red bone deep contusion, measuring 4x3 cm, on the back of the left hand near the little finger was also found. The injury could have happened at least six hours prior to his death,” the report said.
