Sivaganga custodial death case: Madras High Court unhappy with action taken so far


A view of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. File

A view of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. File
| Photo Credit: R. Ashok

Taking a serious view of the Sivaganga custodial torture case that led to the death of a temple contractual security guard B. Ajith Kumar (27), the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, on Tuesday (July 1, 2025) sought a series of reports from the authorities.

Hearing petitions on the issue, a Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and A.D. Maria Clete directed Thirupuvanam Judicial Magistrate to file the preliminary report and Dean of Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai to file the post-mortem report by 3 p.m..

Besides, the Bhadrakali Amman temple executive officer and one Shakthieeswaran, who shot a video of the police torturing Ajith Kumar at the temple cattle shed, were directed to be present before the court at 3 p.m..





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