JAACT-T.N. seeks compensation, apology for Ambasamudram custodial torture victims

Members of Joint Action Against Custodial Torture – Tamil Nadu, through a press meet here on Saturday, sought compensation and apology for the victims of Ambasamudram custodial torture case.  

Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People’s Watch, said that the incidents of the horrific crime committed by an IPS officer on the suspects had faded away from the public memory over the period of two years.  

“When the police personnel who were responsible for the custodial death of B. Ajith Kumar of Sivaganga were suspended and arrested, why a preferential treatment for IPS officer Balveer Singh who’s offence was no less than theirs,” he asked.  

While on March 29, 2023, Ambasamudram Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) was placed under compulsory wait and then suspended on January 22, 2024, the Tamil Nadu Government revoked his suspension, citing that he had already been under suspension for nine months, he added.  

“Now he receives his full salary and since March 18, 2024, has been serving as Assistant Commandant (ASP), Tamil Nadu Special VIII Battalion in Tihar Jail, New Delhi,” he noted.  

Mr. Tiphagne wondered whether the transfer to a place far away from Tamil Nadu was to hide the officer from the public and media.  

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