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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) six weeks to implicit the probe into the custodial decease of temple information defender B. Ajith Kumar astatine Thirupuvanam successful Sivaganga territory successful June.
A Division Bench of Justices Anita Sumanth and C. Kumarappan besides directed the CBI to implicit the probe into the alleged theft of jewellery linked to the case, and record the last study successful some cases.
The tribunal was proceeding nationalist involvement litigation petitions filed successful the case. The petitioners had sought a absorption to the State authorities to supply capable compensation to the victim’s kin, and instrumentality enactment against the erring constabulary officials. They had besides called for either a CBI oregon SIT probe.
Ajith Kumar was a impermanent information worker astatine the Badrakali Amman Temple successful Madapuram.
On June 27, Nikitha of Thirumangalam successful Madurai district, and her parent visited the temple. Nikitha reportedly handed implicit their car cardinal to Ajith Kumar, asking him to parkland the vehicle, saying that she had to assistance her parent who had trouble walking. It is alleged that erstwhile they returned, they recovered their container successful the car unfastened and the golden ornaments successful it missing. Ajith Kumar was picked up for interrogation. On June 28, helium died during the interrogation.
The State authorities transferred the probe into the cases to the CBI.
5 constabulary unit held
Five constabulary unit — Prabhu, Kannan, Sankara Manikandan, Raja, and Anand — were arrested successful the case. Ramachandran (police driver) was named an accused.
The authorities paid a compensation of ₹7.5 lakh to the household of Ajith Kumar. Subsequently, an further compensation of ₹25 lakh was handed implicit to the household successful accordance with a tribunal direction.
