CB-CID begins probe into Akash death; judge wants protesters to end agitation
On Thursday, Akash Delison of Krishnarajapuram in Manamadurai was arrested in connection with a criminal case.
SIVAGANGA/MADURAI: A team of CB-CID officials, including Sivaganga CB-CID Inspector Geetha and Madurai Inspector Saravanan, carried out an inspection at the Manamadurai police station on Tuesday, in connection with the death of Akash Delison in alleged police custody. A few kilometres away, a roadblock protest condemning the police continued for the third day on the Madurai-Rameswaram highway near the Vazhi Vidu Murugan Temple, prompting the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court to orally instruct the deceased's family members to request the protesters to disperse. At the time of writing, the protesters refused to leave the spot despite assurances from the police.
On Thursday, Akash Delison of Krishnarajapuram in Manamadurai was arrested in connection with a criminal case. The police said the youth sustained a fracture and injuries after allegedly falling from a bridge while attempting to escape. He was admitted to the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai, where he died on Sunday after suffering breathing difficulties.
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After Additional Advocate General (AAG) M Ajmal Khan raised the issue in court on Tuesday, Justice L Victoria Gowri orally instructed the deceased's family to issue a press note, appealing to the protesters to disperse. The AAG mentioned that the case had already been transferred to the CB-CID and that the autopsy had also been carried out. However, even after the counsel representing the deceased's father, Rajesh Kannan, gave an undertaking before the court on Monday that they would request the crowd to disperse, the protest has continued for the third day, Khan said. Kannan's counsel Henri Tiphagne said the family members or relatives are not involved in the protest, which is organised by the functionaries of some political parties and the general public. Kannan's case would be taken up tomorrow, as directed by Justice R Vijayakumar during the hearing on Monday.