Tamil Nadu Today: 9 cops convicted in Sattankulam Jayaraj-Benicks custodial death case

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The accused constabulary  unit   successful  Sattankulam custodial deaths lawsuit  being produced earlier  the First Additional District and Sessions Court successful  Madurai connected  March 23, 2026

The accused constabulary unit successful Sattankulam custodial deaths lawsuit being produced earlier the First Additional District and Sessions Court successful Madurai connected March 23, 2026 | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy

1. Sattankulam father-son custodial deaths case: All 9 accused policemen convicted

Six years aft a trader P. Jayaraj and his lad J. Benicks died of custodial torture during the COVID-19 lockdown at the Sattankulam Police Station successful Thoothukudi territory of Tamil Nadu, the First Additional District and Sessions Court successful Madurai convicted each 9 accused policemen.

Judge G. Muthukumaran said helium volition pronounce the quantum of condemnation connected March 30.

2. Tamil Nadu Assembly election: AIADMK allots 27 seats to BJP, 18 to PMK

The BJP, 1 of the cardinal constituents of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) successful Tamil Nadu, has been allocated 27 seats for the Assembly election, 7 higher than successful 2021. 

The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has been allotted 18 assembly constituencies, 5 little than what it contested 5 years ago. Headed by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), a breakaway radical of the AIADMK, has got 11 seats. 

3. Gautham Vasudev Menon loses lawsuit successful Madras HC, ordered to wage ₹4.25 crore to R.S. Infotainment

The Madras High Court dismissed an entreaty filed jointly by movie director Gautham Vasudev Menon and his concern steadfast Photon Factory against a azygous judge’s bid directing them to wage ₹4.25 crore, on with involvement astatine the complaint of 12% per annum from May 2010, to different movie accumulation steadfast named R.S. Infotainment led by S. Elred Kumar.

A Division Bench of Justices P. Velmurugan and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi refused to entertain the entreaty preferred successful May 2022 and upheld the bid passed by Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy connected April 5, 2022. The azygous judge’s bid was passed connected a civilian suit filed by R.S. Infotainment successful 2013 accusing Mr. Menon of not having completed an untitled movie described arsenic ‘production no. 6.’

Published - March 23, 2026 08:00 p.m. IST

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