HC slams TN on custodial death; CBI will probe case

CM STALIN ISSUED AN APOLOGY TO THE VICTIM'S FAMILY AND ORDERED TRANSFERRING OF THE CASE TO THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

- Divya Chandrababu

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Tuesday pulled up the Tamil Nadu government over the alleged custodial death of a security guard in Sivaganga district, even as chief minister MK Stalin issued an apology to the victim's family and ordered transferring of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The Madurai bench of the high court comprising justices SM Subramaniam and AD Maria Clete said the action taken so far by the state government was not commensurate with the gravity of the incident.

"We want to access your fairness by seeing what action is taken against the senior officials," the bench said as it appointed Madurai 4th additional sessions judge John Sunderlal Suresh as enquiry officer and submit a report on July 8. The court also allowed the case to be probed by CB-CID.