TN custodial death: Can state kill own citizens, asks livid HC
Points To 44 Injuries On Deceased’s Body, Says Police Personnel Spared No Part
K.Kaushik@timesofindia.com
Madurai : Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an ‘organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,’ Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.
A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice AD Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. “Even an ordinary murderer would not have inflicted such kind of injuries,” the bench said on Tuesday.
The nature of the injuries inflicted on the body of the deceased would reveal that he was brutally attacked and died, the judges said, adding: “Ajith Kumar is not even an accused as on June 27 and no FIR for theft was registered. The FIR was registered only on June 28. Importantly, there is no previous criminal case against the deceased.”
The judges also directed the state to initiate all appropriate actions against all higher officials responsible and accountable for the custodial death and submit a status report. They also directed the state to provide necessary protection to the witnesses
No comments:
Post a Comment