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Ajithkumar Case Transferred to CBI; TN Will Cooperate Fully: CM
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
|July 02, 2025
40-second video of police personnel thrashing the victim surfaces online; Stalin speaks to kin over phone, says the death is "unjustifiable and cannot be excused"
Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday ordered the transfer of the probe into the custodial death of B Ajithkumar (27), from the state police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Tamil Nadu government will provide its full cooperation to the CBI investigation, he said.
Amid criticism from various quarters, the CM spoke to the family of the deceased over phone and consoled them. "I am very sorry. I have asked action to be taken, serious action. Stay strong," he told the victim's mother. The CM shared the video of his telephonic conversation with the family on his X handle.
This story is from the July 02, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Coimbatore.
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