Convict to make jail return two months after amnesty
J Shanmughasundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai: 26.07.2018
A prisoner, who was released under the state government’s premature release scheme, is set to return to Puzhal Central Prison, barely two months after his release. He was beaten up and admitted to hospital with fracture and contusions.
The family of S Venkatesan, 41, alleged that police foisted a case on him and detained him to meet their monthly targets. The government had released him along with 65 other inmates of Puzhal Central Prison on June 6. Venkatesan has now been remanded and will be lodged in prison after his discharge from hospital.
Venkatesan, father of two, was beaten up while he was in police custody, alleged his relatives. He suffered fracture and contusions and has been admitted to the convicts’ ward at Stanley Medical College Hospital.
Police booked Venkatesan on July 19 under Sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 294 (b) (using obscene words), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 392 (punishment for robbery), 397 (robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
Dubbing the arrest of the released prisoner as an act of “police excess”, an official in the correction administration dismissed the charges against Venkatesan.
“He has been released based on his good conduct during his incarceration for 12 years in a murder case. Venkatesan is a soft-spoken person and not likely to indulge in criminal activities like extortion,” said the officer, seeking anonymity. Inspector of police at the Mylapore station Kannan is the investigating officer (IO).
After his release, the convict was summoned to appear before the inspector on various occasions. Venkatesan’s wife said a policeman knocked at their door at 5.15am on July 19.
The policeman took Venkatesan to the station, stating that the inspector wanted to see him. She came to know about his arrest only through friends.
“When I went to see him in the hospital, his hand was heavily bandaged right up to his elbow. Police did not allow me to talk to him,” said Anitha. They have a daughter and a son. The investigating officer was not available for comment.
Mylapore deputy commissioner of police Saravanan, when contacted, said Venkatesan, along with another convict, S Saravanan alias Kava Saravanan, 38, released on bail by the Supreme Court a few days before Venkatesan’s release, had accosted several people at Teynampet and neighbouring areas and extorted money. They started extortion soon after their release. “They extorted money from one of the friends of a senior police officer. Based on information from the locals and repeated complaints, we booked and arrested them,” he said.
“We are planning to write to higher authorities to cancel Venkatesan’s premature release. To counter this, family members are cooking up such stories,” he said.
18 prisoners freed to mark MGR anniv
Chennai:
At least 18 life convicts were released on Wednesday under the state government’s premature release scheme to mark the birth centenary of former chief minister M G Ramachandran.
While 10 prisoners were released from Puzhal prison, seven were released from the Vellore central prison for men and one from the central prison in Madurai.
So far, the government had released over 300 prisoners from nine central prisons for men and four special prisons for women. Of them, more than 70% of the prisoners were from the central prison in Puzhal. They were released since June 6 this year in a phased manner.
Prison department officials said 1,100 more prisoners would be released. TNN
J Shanmughasundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai: 26.07.2018
A prisoner, who was released under the state government’s premature release scheme, is set to return to Puzhal Central Prison, barely two months after his release. He was beaten up and admitted to hospital with fracture and contusions.
The family of S Venkatesan, 41, alleged that police foisted a case on him and detained him to meet their monthly targets. The government had released him along with 65 other inmates of Puzhal Central Prison on June 6. Venkatesan has now been remanded and will be lodged in prison after his discharge from hospital.
Venkatesan, father of two, was beaten up while he was in police custody, alleged his relatives. He suffered fracture and contusions and has been admitted to the convicts’ ward at Stanley Medical College Hospital.
Police booked Venkatesan on July 19 under Sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 294 (b) (using obscene words), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 392 (punishment for robbery), 397 (robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
Dubbing the arrest of the released prisoner as an act of “police excess”, an official in the correction administration dismissed the charges against Venkatesan.
“He has been released based on his good conduct during his incarceration for 12 years in a murder case. Venkatesan is a soft-spoken person and not likely to indulge in criminal activities like extortion,” said the officer, seeking anonymity. Inspector of police at the Mylapore station Kannan is the investigating officer (IO).
After his release, the convict was summoned to appear before the inspector on various occasions. Venkatesan’s wife said a policeman knocked at their door at 5.15am on July 19.
The policeman took Venkatesan to the station, stating that the inspector wanted to see him. She came to know about his arrest only through friends.
“When I went to see him in the hospital, his hand was heavily bandaged right up to his elbow. Police did not allow me to talk to him,” said Anitha. They have a daughter and a son. The investigating officer was not available for comment.
Mylapore deputy commissioner of police Saravanan, when contacted, said Venkatesan, along with another convict, S Saravanan alias Kava Saravanan, 38, released on bail by the Supreme Court a few days before Venkatesan’s release, had accosted several people at Teynampet and neighbouring areas and extorted money. They started extortion soon after their release. “They extorted money from one of the friends of a senior police officer. Based on information from the locals and repeated complaints, we booked and arrested them,” he said.
“We are planning to write to higher authorities to cancel Venkatesan’s premature release. To counter this, family members are cooking up such stories,” he said.
18 prisoners freed to mark MGR anniv
Chennai:
At least 18 life convicts were released on Wednesday under the state government’s premature release scheme to mark the birth centenary of former chief minister M G Ramachandran.
While 10 prisoners were released from Puzhal prison, seven were released from the Vellore central prison for men and one from the central prison in Madurai.
So far, the government had released over 300 prisoners from nine central prisons for men and four special prisons for women. Of them, more than 70% of the prisoners were from the central prison in Puzhal. They were released since June 6 this year in a phased manner.
Prison department officials said 1,100 more prisoners would be released. TNN
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