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Family members of trader P. Jayaraj (58) and his lad J. Benicks (31), who died of custodial torture astatine the Sattankulam constabulary station six years ago, connected Monday (March 23, 2026), sought stringent punishment to the nine policemen convicted successful the case.
Addressing journalists connected the Madurai District Court premises pursuing the conviction, J. Selvarani (wife of Jayaraj and parent of Benicks) and J. Persis (daughter of Jayaraj and elder sister of Benicks) said they had been waiting for this time and hoped the 9 would get an appropriate/maximum sentence.
Recollecting the traumatic incident, Selvarani and Persis said they had mislaid their beloved household members. Jayaraj and Benicks were some guiltless and died owed to constabulary excess. The condemnation to beryllium awarded to the 9 convicted constabulary unit should service arsenic a deterrent to those successful powerfulness truthful that they bash not misuse the powerfulness and determination were nary much incidents similar the Sattankulam incident, they said.
