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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court connected Monday dismissed the bail petitions filed by 4 accused constabulary unit successful the Sivaganga custodial decease lawsuit of 29-year-old temple information defender B. Ajith Kumar.
Justice S. Srimathy dismissed the petitions filed by Ananth, Raja, Prabhu and Sankaramanikandan. Earlier, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the tribunal that the alleged theft of jewellery, connected the ground of which the unfortunate was detained, had been closed.
The CBI has filed a complaint expanse and a supplementary complaint expanse against 10 constabulary personnel. Ajith Kumar was a impermanent information worker astatine the Badrakali Amman Temple successful Madapuram successful Sivaganga district.
On June 27, 2025, Nikitha from Thirumangalam successful Madurai territory and her parent visited the temple. Nikitha reportedly handed their car cardinal to Ajith Kumar, asking him to parkland the vehicle, arsenic she needed to assistance her mother, who had trouble successful walking. It is alleged that erstwhile they returned, they recovered their container successful the car unfastened and the golden ornaments wrong it missing. Ajith Kumar was taken successful for an interrogation. On June 28, 2025, helium died during the interrogation.
The State Government had transferred the probe into some the cases to the CBI. Five constabulary unit - Prabhu, Kannan, Sankaramanikandan, Raja, and Ananth were arrested and remanded successful judicial custody. Subsequently, Ramachandran (police driver), was named arsenic an accused successful the lawsuit and remanded successful judicial custody.
Later, 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, were additionally named arsenic accused successful the case.
