US EditionThe Trend in Custodial Deaths in India
SIVAGANGA, INDIA, JUL 6 – Forensic experts cite major discrepancies in the custodial death probe as critical swab samples were not sent to the lab, affecting evidence of torture methods used, they say.
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The Trend in Custodial Deaths in India
The recent incident of an alleged custodial death of a 28-year-old temple security guard from Sivagangai in Tamil Nadu sparked outrage after a post-mortem revealed 44 external injuries, internal bleeding, and signs of brutal torture. The custodial death led to the suspension and arrest of five police officers. The Tamil Nadu government transferred the investigation to the CBI. The incident reignited concerns over custodial violence and police ac…
"The Police Still Have Jallianwala Bagh Mentality": Sivaganga Congress MP Karti Chidambaram Visits Kin Of Ajithkumar Who Died Due To Custodial Torture, Calls For Retraining Entire Police Force - The Commune
On 8 July 2025, Sivaganga Congress MP Karti Chidambaram visited the family of Ajith Kumar, the 27-year-old from Thirubhuvanam in Sivaganga district, who died after reportedly being beaten by a special police unit. Chidambaram offered his sincere condolences and expressed full support to the grieving family. சிவகங்கை பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் திரு @KartiPC அவர்கள் திருப்புவனம் மடப்புரம் கிராமத்தில் போலீசார் விசாரணையில் இறந்த அஜித்குமார் அவர்களது இல்…
The incident of Ajith Kumar, a youth working as a temporary employee at the Madapuram Bhadrakaliamman Temple near Thiruppuvanam in Sivaganga district, being beaten to death by the police in a jewelry theft case has caused a stir in Tamil Nadu. Madurai District Judge John Sundar is conducting an investigation as per the order given by the Madurai branch of the High Court in the Ajith death case. It was in this context that various parties staged …
“Even a Murderer Wouldn’t Do This”: Ajith Kumar’s custodial death and Tamil Nadu’s shameful culture of impunity
On the evening of June 27, 2025, Ajith Kumar, a 29-year-old security guard at the Badrakaliamman Temple in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district, was taken into custody by a six-member special police team in connection with an unverified complaint of theft. By the morning of June 28, he was dead—his body bearing at least 44 external injuries, deep muscle contusions, and signs of massive internal bleeding. Ajith never made it to a formal police station…
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