: Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: NHRC issues notice to state police chief, Thoothukudi police officer #IndiaNEWS The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said it has issued a notice to Tamil Nadu’s

Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: NHRC issues notice to state police chief, Thoothukudi police officer #IndiaNEWS
The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said it has issued a notice to Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police JK Tripathy and Thoothukudi Superintendent of Police Arun Balagopalan over the death of a father and son allegedly due to their torture in police custody in the district last month, the panel said in a tweet. The NHRC said that the reply to the notice must include the inquest report, postmortem examination report, medical treatment record, magisterial inquiry report and health screening report of both victims. It added that the reply must be submitted within six weeks.The report has to include inquest report, postmortem examination report, medical treatment record, magisterial enquiry report and health screening report of both victims, within 6 weeks.— NHRC India (@India_NHRC) July 1, 2020 On June 19, the Thoothukudi Police took Jayaraj and his son Bennix into custody for interrogation as they had kept their mobile accessories shop open during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. A case was filed against them for not following the curfew under lockdown. They were later sent to the Kovilpatti sub-jail.Relatives of the two victims accused the police of assaulting them in custody. On June 22, Bennix complained of breathing problems and was admitted to a local government-run hospital. He later...Read more

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