Sathankulam Tragedy -Tamil Nadu Protest for father-son death
Father and Son Jayarajan (58) and Bennix (31) were dealers in Sathankulam town running a woodwork shop. They had been captured by the police on June 19 for purportedly keeping their shop open for an extra half hour during lockdown.
After two days, police remanded them at the Kovilpatti sub-prison. On June 22, Bennix griped of chest torment and swooned, following which he was taken to an administration clinic where he capitulated to death. Before long, Jayarajan additionally felt uncomfortable and died at 4.30 am on Tuesday.
The family have asserted that the Father and Son were whipped by the police while in authority and didn’t endure wellbeing afflictions, as affirmed by the police office.
“Police faculty ought to be rebuffed for both the killings. Both have been embarrassed and have seeped to death in anguish. All the police staff who were answerable for their demises ought to get proper discipline. Another family ought not endure like our family. Because they are in the division, can the police submit murder?” said Percy.
The daughter of Jayrajan affirmed that police faculty shut the entryways of the police headquarters when their legal counselors visited the station.
She further affirmed that the bodies had injury marks on their rectum.
Percy said that the suspension of the officials won’t get the job done and requested that the administration make fitting move.
On Wednesday, the Madras High Court said that it will suo moto hear a case on the job of the officer in detaining the two men. The conference will occur on Thursday, following an intrigue by legal counselor AP Surya Prakasam.
At the point when the intrigue came up before a Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and D Krishnakumar, the legal counselor mentioned that the court hear contentions that the dad child couple could have passed on since the judge requested them to be held under care.
The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has additionally coordinated the Director General of Police and Director, Investigation Wing of SHRC, Chennai to enquire and record a point by point report inside about two months. The Commission has looked for CCTV film from the police headquarters.
