Tamil Nadu custodial death: Murder charges included, five policemen arrested
Chennai(PTI): Five policemen have been arrested in connection with a custodial death in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district, police said.
An official release late on Monday said that six personnel had been placed under suspension on June 28.
A due probe was launched into the matter and following the post-mortem report received last night, the next course of action was initiated "without any delay", it said.
Subsequently, murder charges were invoked and "five policemen involved in the matter have been arrested," it said. A judicial enquiry has been ordered into the matter.
The state police has worked in a "just, transparent and unbiased" manner as regards this "unfortunate incident," it said.
In the past five years, there has been a significant dip in custodial deaths in the state and whenever such incidents happen, appropriate action has been taken by the police department, the release added.
The victim, security guard Ajithkumar of Tiruppuvanam in Sivaganga, was picked up by the local police in connection with a case earlier. The custodial death had sparked an outrage, with political parties slamming the government over the issue.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
