SSI arrested over Sathankulam custodial torture succumbs to coronavirus

    Madurai (TN), Aug 10 (PTI) A special sub-inspector,
one of the 10 police personnel arrested in connection with the
alleged custodial torture and subsequent death of a father-son
duo, and undergoing treatment for COVID-19, died here on
Monday, police said.
    SSI Pauldurai (56) breathed his last at the Government
Rajaji Hospital (GRH) here early today.
    He was one of the 10 policemen arrested in connection
with the alleged custodial torture of P Jeyaraj and his son
Bennicks at the Sathankulam police station in Tuticorin
district in June, prior to their death in a government
hospital, an incident that caused a national outrage.
    The deceased SSI was earlier lodged at the central
prison here and admitted to the GRH after he tested positive
for the coronavirus last month.
    Earlier, his wife had petitioned the city police top
brass, seeking permission to shift her husband to Kanyakumari
for medical attention.
    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is presently
pursuing the case after the Tamil Nadu government handed over
the probe to the premier agency from the state's CB-CID
following the outrage over the traders' death.PTI SSN SA SS
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