A court in Madurai sentenced nine policemen to death for the brutal custodial torture and killing of a father-son duo in Thoothukudi. The shocking case, which outraged the nation, was termed “rarest of rare” due to its extreme brutality and abuse of power.
The Madras High Court rejected the police claim that a 63-year-old man injured himself inside a police vehicle, calling the explanation “fantastic.” The Court upheld Rs 6 lakh compensation ordered by the State Human Rights Commission for custodial assault.
