The mother of a 17-year-old boy who died after custodial torture at the hands of the SS Colony police in 2019, on Thursday demanded a fair compensation from the state to the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. The petitioner stated that the state had an obligation to pay fair compensation for the misconduct of its servants.
Petitioner M. of Kochadai. Jeya said that her son was picked up by the police on the pretext of questioning in a case of jewel theft. He was tortured at the police station in which he was seriously injured. Later, he succumbed at the Government Rajaji Hospital, he said. The investigation into the custodial death case was transferred by the High Court to CB-CID.
He said four policemen were named in the final report filed by the CB-CID – Inspector Alexraj, Special Sub-Inspector Ravichandran, Head Constable Ravichandran and Grade I Police Constable Satyeshkumar. He said that the police beat up his son, which led to his death.
Merchants p. Jayaraj and J. Pointing to the Sattankulam case in Benix’s custody, where the state government compensated the family members and gave one of them a government job, the petitioner said that his family should be given a similar compensation. And be provided a government job on compassionate grounds.
Justice R Hemalatha directed the state to file a counter affidavit in the case and adjourned the hearing. Earlier, the High Court had taken seriously several flaws in the investigation on behalf of the police and transferred the investigation to CB-CID. The court said that she would supervise the case.
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