Public outrage regarding the custodial death of a temple guard in Tamil Nadu highlights deep distrust in the police and government, with calls for major reforms and accountability. Many commenters express intense anger towards the ruling DMK party, characterizing the current administration as corrupt and ineffective in maintaining law and order, and emphasizing the urgency for justice and systemic change.

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Five policemen suspended over the death of a 29-year-old temple security guard in custody in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district on June 29 were arrested late on Monday night after the authorities received the post-mortem report that showed he had suffered multiple injuries, including to his head and chest, a police officer said.

In a statement, the state government said the matter was classified as a murder case based on the post-mortem report. Six policemen were suspended over the death of Ajith Kumar.

“The post-mortem was videographed \[as per the Madras high court directions in cases of custodial deaths\]. There was contusion in the head and chest,” the officer said on the condition of anonymity.

Sivaganga police superintendent Ashish Rawat was put on compulsory wait. His Ramanathapuram counterpart, G Chandeesh, will replace him.

Police picked up Kumar for questioning on June 27 after a woman filed a complaint, saying her gold jewellery kept in a bag went missing after she gave her keys to Kumar to park her car near the Madapuram Bhadrakali Amman temple.

Kumar’s brother alleged that police beat them after taking them into custody. Kumar was declared dead after he was taken to a hospital on June 29, after complaining of discomfort.

The state government has ordered a judicial inquiry even as Kumar’s family protested, alleging police brutality.

The opposition attacked the government over the death, saying there have been 24 deaths in police custody since the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) formed the government in 2021.

The opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) moved the Madras high court, urging it to take up the custodial deaths under the DMK rule.

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami attacked chief minister MK Stalin, saying he cannot even manage the police force that functions directly under his control. “I urge this so-called ‘Stalin-model’ of governance to immediately form a committee headed by the district judge to conduct a full investigation, take legal action against those responsible for this death, and provide compensation to the family of the deceased.”

A statement quoted Stalin asking the police to treat people who come to file complaints with dignity and take timely action. DMK’s allies urged the government to conduct an independent inquiry.

[Tamil Nadu custodial death: Autopsy shows injuries to head, chest, 5 cops held | Latest News India - Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-custodial-death-autopsy-shows-injuries-to-head-chest-5-cops-held-101751355870288.html)

[Sivaganga custodial death: Five policemen arrested in Tamil Nadu custodial torture case; victim’s body bore over 30 injury marks - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sivaganga-custodial-death-case-5-policemen-arrested-victims-body-bore-over-30-injury-marks/article69757230.ece)

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Ok-Employee-3457

Any government employee, especially a cop, found abusing power should be immediately terminated from employment, have their pensions and PF accounts cancelled and put on a blacklist that ensures they don't find any employment anywhere for the rest of their worthless lives.

hl2dumbass

In 2001-2020 1888 custodial and Judicial death cases were confirmed and only 26 cops have been convicted. 26!!!! Let that sink in.
In 2021-22 alone there have been 155 deaths in police custody and 2152 deaths in judicial custody.
This country is beyond repair. Even if we start in the correct direction it'll not be in our lifetime that we'll see progress like Japan, switzerland etc.

AurumTheOld

Goons , literal fucking goons . In no regard whatsoever is a person supposed to respect or rely on these scums. They are pawns to those in power. There have been multiple occasions where I've seen these pigs go batshit crazy on beggars, assault maids and whatnot. 

[deleted]

Cops are thugs with licensed guns and arms. They foster corruption and intimidation and never actually serve and protect the common person.

homosapienmorons

devendermahto

Do the math and answer honestly who the biggest terrorist organization of the country is.

  
How many people do terror outfits kill and how many people do cops kill in a year. Then add in all the extortion, beatings and other shit they do.

  
Damn.

nineteen47

Current_Cod5996

This is what a leftist govt would do. Those in video should be charged with murder.

Critifin

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Incorrect post title 

The victim was not arrested nor was there any FIR. 

This is cold blooded murder by TN police and not custodial death.

Successful_Title6922

We need to bring a law against bathroom slip and fall cases in the police stations. Most people cheer for it.

 The government has no problem with it because they have no police problems.

erimalaiprogram

This is the exact kind of thing that will happen when people clamor for extra judicial “encounters”. The police is still the same colonial outfit that controls the populace instead of one enforcing laws. Mix this level of entitlement with caste biases and this is the inevitable result. A life apparently is worth 10 sovereign gold now. If a case is filed against these police, it will be slow walked like what happened at Vachathi. Police reforms are urgently needed. Indian civil services must be disbanded and power to appoint proportional leadership in police must be returned to the states.

blankasair

Police are scum. No more respect for them than history sheeters.

berrycatd

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There are many ways to prevent this, but once it happens, GH doctors still have an important role if they stay true to their oath. Yes, there’s pressure, threats, and police intimidation; I understand that. But if doctors give in, what happens to the system? We protested NEET by saying it’s “for the people,” especially the poor and rural. That makes sense. But when those same people die in custody, where is that spirit now?

Sad-Bicycle-9857

I am tired of this shit man. This is the same reason I wanted the ADMK shitheads to go out in 2021. These fuckers seem to be even worse than the previous lot. Any sane government/leader would have fucked up the law enforcement officers with jail time and dismissal in the first few cases itself. It is now 24. Tomorrow it might be anyone, me or you or anyone voices his displeasure against an SI/inspector. Because these assholes are sent from heaven and no humans should dare speak against them even if they are right or be born in a so called "low caste" community. I truly believed this state was free of caste terrors, but boy, oh boy, this state preaches everything good in cinema and political ads but does not car an awful lot for the actual discriminatory crimes rising day by day. I just wish there were more good people in the government, political parties and the judiciary who have done dog shit to help these atrocities, but are quick at taking up suo moto cases of shit no one cares about. I sincerely hope one of the ministers/MLAs/chief ministers get treated this way one day.

iammsd

&gt;Six policemen from the special team have since been placed under suspension. They have been identified as Prabhu, Kannan, Sankara Manikandan, Raja, Anand, and Ramachandran. A first information report (FIR) has been registered under section 176 (procedure for investigation) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which pertains to deaths in custody.

What if they escape? This suspension business has to end (laws need to be reformed if needed). This is a murder investigation, not a petty theft case. If a murderer on duty cannot be arrested, why is a commoner being arrested without evidence? Everyone should be equal in the eyes of the law, right from the first citizen.

gingerkdb

I hope DMK is scrutinised the way ADMK was, during Sathankulam incident. Only then we may see some change. Police reforms are badly needed and it's already too late.

ImAjayS15

The number of lockup deaths seems to be increasing!!

Raj-Thinker

Remember Kadhalan movie? Prabhu Deva is beaten up by the cops and we did not see any issues with it.

I think most police stations have unofficial offices to beat people up.

arnott

The day when the news of Saathankulam incident broke out, it was sensational and spread like wildfire. The reaction was immediate and tormenting. But this hasn’t garnered any such reaction. I wonder why.

Spiritual_Draw_1869

Source [here](https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/sivaganga-custodial-death-autopsy-reveals-grievous-injuries-final-report-awaited)

NChozan

It's really pathetic to see oopies showing some random screenshot posted by a dmk member to downplay the number of lockup deaths in the current regime and saying the news minute source as fake and labeling OP as sangi.

All parties and media houses that raised their voice during admk rule are now silent now, it's a shame.

Once again they are proving oopies are no better than sangis.

swetretpet002

It appears that our police officers needed some stress-related therapy, and they do deserve a rotational holiday!

Madras-Pirate

People who doesn't have support from family or community will get forgotten.  

People with support will get police taken care

Till then this will continue

What happened to police man who killed father and son by torture

SierraBravoLima

The police need severe punishment, immediately punishing them brutally by giving SUSPENSION. It is the worst punishment. Small punishment Like registering murder cases with life time imprisonment are only for common powerless people 🤦. Let's see what they do, at least with constant attention on this matter, they will be pushed to punish those cops

CaptaINGH05T

Dravid model aatchiya korai sollathinga... Aprom oopee dogs attack panna varum

PhilosophyDefiant762

Our Police department started going down the drain when high ranking IPS officers started turning instagram influencers instead of actually doing their friggin jobs.

lol It will stop when these guys stop slipping on Bathroom floors and breaking their bones

DangoManUtd

What were the castes of the youth who were killed?

PackFit9651

who is that "The women" who gave the car keys to him. and later accused him.
No one is giving her name..

OkInstancenow

He was attacked in a cow shed of a temple. Not in custody. This is crime, how can they make an illegal arrest.

Puzzled_Estimate_596

Over the past year, I have been seeing Police beat ppl and torture them in public and the posts gets a lot of likes and comments like.
Jai hind, salute to police etc.
Ppl are beyond saving, they want police to kill and torture. They actually like police beating up people and then when someone dies, that they don't think deserves to die, they complain.

sath_leo

They did not even check if the ladies were telling the truth and that they had indeed lost the gold they were claiming that they lost before beginning the harsh interrogation. 

Simple_Mall_9388

On one hand TN filmmakers are making many movies where they show the atrocities of police and the harsh treatment they give to the accused. But this has the same effect on the TN police as rain falling on a Buffalo.

I'm writing this comment after reading a lot of the comments it's ironic how innocent people who don't speak back or have a hefty background or influence are treated like this even criminals don't kill people like these few men do and the ones who do engage in such brutality are called psychopaths. They don't even torture rapists like the ones who rape even small babies like they torture these innocent people. All kinds of criminals are given the best treatment possible when in custody because they are criminals who might come back to get them when they are out of the jail, but people like the brother who died can't do that nor can they fight back. It is really disgusting and disturbing to say the least. It's spine chilling to think that we have to walk among such uniformed murderers who can get away with such brutal acts and to think that even their families are so shameless to actually have the audacity to seek justice for these psychopaths. Well I wonder what kind of people they will be to live with such psychos, it's actually scarier to think of. They have the audacity to say that police stations are safe and police are your friends they are a common man's biggest problem and the worst enemies.

_mythy

Stop spreading disinformation do some research.

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kilovictor76

This is why Tamil Nadu needs BJP rule but many anti nationals say they are North Indian dominance with Hindi/Sanskrit dominance and they are doing religious politics. 

So what. Go and see Uttar Pradesh. It is better than TamilNadu in all aspects. North Indian are also part of India. And you anti nationals hate Hindi/Sanskrit which are part of Indian traditional and has more literature than Tamil and yet you simp for this foreign language called English. For religious politics, yes BJP is the party for Hindus. Nothing wrong with Hindus uniting. Anti nationals are taught to beleive otherwise.

Large-Atmosphere-548

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What is that 24th death sangi bastard ? Where did you get those numbers ? From bjp members ?

abikutti

My conspiracy theory,



There was something else in the car, drugs maybe. Which went missing.



She gave a missing jewelry complaint, the police were aware of the drugs, in on it even. All the torture was about the recovery of the drugs.



This was an overkill of an attempt to recover 80 grams of gold, that's for sure.



Given the women's track record of fraudulent activity, I think she's involved in something illegal. Either there was something else valuable in the car or she made this whole drama to cover up.



I had it in the car, it was missing, i used the police to try and recover it, but they killed him in the process, now we never know.




About the police behavior, 


where do these sadist fucks learn this shit from. It's like the shit shown in movies. Everytime we see something extreme on the screen and think,  nah its shown to a extreme level for narration purpose. 


IRL police proves us wrong, they're as bad as shown in movies, if not worse.

Hot_Version9817

What do you expect when criminals keep breaking their hands and legs and it was even propagated as some achievement... List of failures when it comes to law is endless..

unluckyrk

TN going lawless day by day . How do a group of constables have the guts to do extra judicial killings like this. After 24 deaths if this one is also left unchecked then common can forget about justice

F_ing_bro

tamilgrl

katamofu

Horrible tragedy -- and vidiyal govt refuses to enact crucial law and order reforms to prevent situations like this from happening. The TN police have become goons and no one is addressing this.

Only_War9703

Damn i wonder , what the mother's heart would feel while hearing these injuries 😞

Special_Computer_749

AlfsBlack

Mofos. Why even discuss whether jewellery is stolen?

Prize_Bar_5767

Depressing. I thought at least after the Thoothukoodi incident and their punishment such things would reduce, but doesn't look like it. 

Along with severe punishment, there also needs to be a cultural shift. We need to stop glorifying police violence in movies and stop supporting extra judicial killings even in cases of horrible crimes.

Lo_Ti_Lurker

YES. THIS IS NOT CUSTODIAL DEATH, THIS IS KIDNAP AND MURDER BY POLICE. There was no FIR registered or police remand authorised at the time when this crime was committed. This is a case of a state killing a citizen it is supposed to protect. If this is not L&amp;O failure, nothing else is.

verkadalai

Will not get any media traction and will be burried within a week, because of iykyk connections is strong with this one.🫤

Humble_Suspect_

Tha. Kiruttinan killed by Alagiri (allegedly to be politically correct) is an important event in the history of Tamil Nadu showcasing DMK's thuggery.

In_Russ_We_Trust

Isn't leelavathi murder also an alleged political killing for bringing in water to a backward community area?

uncomfortably-happy

It's not just rivalry. Usually in DMK govt the law and order fades, with a proper bribe on place. So anyone can do anything with a known person in the government or with enough money to pay the bribe. 
And it's not the first time, there was Ramajayam murder, one communist leader murder, Dinakaran office murders (which happened because of political reasons only) etc... All happened during their reign only...

Aggressive-Corner383

It's a very sad state of affairs in TN and DMK has to take responsibility for the safety of the citizens but DMK just won 40 seats would they need to take out their rivals like this...I personally was thinking there was some personal enmity and could have been instigated from within the party itself...I am not sure...but currently it's a very bad situation in TN

vivekguptarockz

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Warnings are served. People on social media, for your own personal safety, avoid triggering/getting the attention of the Coolie-padai.

Avoid politics, interfering in power class affairs. It's important to live first. The head got to remain on the torse. Look after your own family, pay the maamools and survive. Save your energy. Time to retreat as a rat into a hole and survive by hiding.

JustASheepInTheFlock

If u r talking with relevance to Armstrong murder , there is no correlation with dmk n this . Armstrong was behind the murder of arcot suresh , and this was a retaliation to that in the birthday of late arcot suresh .

Legal-warthead7268

Dmk is behind this i am seeing their rowdyism a lot

New_Mathematician_54

The recent BSP leader is not a rival of DMK. They are friends. 

One of the murderer is a BJP person.

https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/tamilnadu/selvaraj-arrested-in-bsp-chief-armstrongs-murder-linked-to-bjp-sources-131720263644289.html

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