Auto driver succumbs to police brutality, TN to shift case to CBI

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Auto driver succumbs to police brutality, TN to shift case to CBI

Monday, 29 June 2020 | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​Kumar Chellappan | Chennai

Auto driver succumbs to police brutality, TN to shift case to CBI

Mass protest across State

Police brutality claimed one more life in Tamil Nadu. An autorickshaw driver who was subjected to severe assault in police custody died in a Government Hospital at Tenkasi on Sunday.  The youth has been identified as Kumaresan.

Navaneethakrishnan, father of Kumaresan, alleged in a complaint that his son was subjected to third degree physical assault by Sub Inspector Chandrasekar and constable Kumar in connection with a land dispute.

Kumareasan was taken to the police station twice and was beaten up by the sub-inspector and constable. A case has been filed against cops Chandrasekhar and Kumar under section 174 (3) of Cr.PC. for allegedly beating Kumaresan to death.

Meanwhile, following mass protests across the State, the  Tamil Nadu Government has decided to transfer the investigation into the Satankulam custodial death case from Tamil Nadu Police to the CBI. This was announced by Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami while speaking to journalists at Salem on Sunday.

The decision comes a day ahead of the hearing of the suo motu petition by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court about the custodial death of P Jeyaraaj and his son J Feniks.

“The Government will explain about the decision to hand over the probe to the CBI to the Court on Monday and only after getting the court’s approval, it will be handed over to the CBI,” said the CM.

“We have already instructed the police to deal with general public and traders delicately. In case of a problem, a case should be filed before taking any action. We have also told police to not disturb the general public unnecessarily,” said Palaniswami.

Jeyaraaj and Feniks were taken into custody by police on June 19 on charges of violating the lockdown rules.

Both the father and son died immediately after they were sent to Kovilpatti prison following their remands and since then there has been an uproar from a cross section of society demanding action against cops responsible for the deaths.

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