Tamil Nadu custodial death: Sivaganga SP placed under ‘compulsory wait’; AIADMK demands CBI probe

The custodial death in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu has sparked a widespread outrage in the state, forcing the M.K. Stalin government to take prompt action against the accused police personnel.

 

Sivaganga Superintendent of Police Ashish Rawat has been placed under “compulsory wait” while five other police officers have been arrested in connection with the incident.

 

G. Chandeesh, IPS, SP, Ramanathapuram, will hold the additional charge of Sivaganga, according to an official circular.

 

Ajithkumar, a security guard at Tiruppuvanam in Sivaganga, was arrested by the local police, reportedly in connection with a theft case, on June 27.

 

His death later sparked an outrage, with political parties slamming the government over the issue.

 

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Earlier, the government in a statement said that six policemen had been placed under suspension on June 28 and a judicial probe has been ordered into the matter.

 

The opposition AIADMK on Tuesday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation, saying people had lost faith in the state police.

 

Referring to reports, AIADMK chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami claimed that the post-mortem on the victim revealed several injuries on his body and called it a "murder that happened due to police atrocity”.

 

"People have no faith in the fake police FIR. Therefore this case should be transferred to the CBI," he said.

 

Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay demanded that a Special Investigation Team be formed to probe the matter.

 

People had many questions over the death of Ajithkumar, he said in a post on 'X.'

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