Sivaganga custodial death: Where police run kangaroo courts

The custodial torture and murder of Ajith Kumar, a young security guard at a temple in Sivaganga district, have prompted protests across the State. The sheer brutality of the violence and the deliberate abandonment of due procedure have eroded public faith in the police as custodians of peace and law and order. C. Palanivel Rajan does a deep dive to unravel this horrific, distorted tale

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