Custodial Murder
6 cops arrested after alleged custodial murder in Chennai
Chennai: Six Tamil Nadu police personnel were arrested on Saturday in connection with the alleged murder of a 25-year-old man in custody in a jail in Chennai.
After the post-mortem examination revealed 13 injuries on the body of Vignesh, the case registered under the sections of "suspicious death" was modified to a murder case.
Vignesh died a day after he was arrested last month for allegedly carrying cannabis and trying to attack a policeman.
The policemen have also been charged under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
A sub-inspector, a constable and a Home Guard have been suspended in connection with the alleged murder.
Responding to a a calling attention motion, Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswamy on the state's law and order situation, Chief Minister MK Stalintold the Assembly, "As the Leader of Opposition said, the post-mortem indicates thirteen injuries. On the basis of this, I would like to inform this House that the case has been changed into a murder case. A murder case has been filed against the police. The CB-CID has been instructed to continue its investigation."
However, Palaniswamy questioned how a CB-CID probe could bring out the truth when the Chief Minister himself has said it's a case of murder and it would like the state police is investigating itself.
He asserted that only a CBI probe can bring out the truth.
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