Sivaganga custodial death case: Stalin directs transferring probe to 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 the enquiry officer to look into the case and submit a report on July 8. The court also allowed the case to be probed by the CB-CID to whom the case was transferred on Monday.

The development came days after Ajith Kumar (29), a security guard at the Madapuram Bhadrakali Amman temple in Madapuram area of the district, died on June 29 when he was allegedly being questioned by cops in connection with a theft case.