Sivaganga custodial death case: CBI names DSP, Inspector as accused

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) connected Friday filed a supplementary complaint expanse successful the custodial decease of temple information defender B. Ajith Kumar successful Sivaganga earlier the Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court successful Madurai. According to reliable sources, 4 constabulary unit person been additionally named arsenic accused successful the case. The past Manamadurai Deputy Superintendent of Police N. Shanmugasundaram, the past Thirupuvanam Inspector of Police P. Ramesh Kumar, the past Sub-Inspector of Police Siva Kumar and the past Head Constable Ilayaraja person been named arsenic accused. So far, 10 constabulary unit person been named arsenic accused successful the case. Earlier, 5 constabulary unit — Prabhu, Kannan, Sankara Manikandan, Raja, and Anand — were arrested and remanded. Subsequently, Ramachandran (police driver), an accused successful the case, was remanded successful judicial custody. People’s Watch Executive Director Henri Tiphagne said portion it was appreciable that these constabulary unit were named arsenic the accused, the CBI should find retired who gave the instructions from Chennai to the DSP to enactment successful specified a mode that led to the decease of Ajith Kumar. The CBI should besides expedite the probe into the lawsuit of the alleged theft of jewellery, and capable extortion should beryllium provided to the household of Ajith Kumar and witnesses successful the case, helium said. Ajith Kumar was a impermanent information defender 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 she had to assistance her parent who had trouble successful 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 custodial decease lawsuit and the probe into the alleged theft of jewellery linked to the lawsuit to the CBI. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court had directed the CBI to implicit the probe and record the last study successful some the cases.

Published - December 13, 2025 12:53 americium IST