Tamil Nadu’s police brutality: Sathankulam and the system that let it happen

Since 2022, 24 custodial deaths have occurred in Tamil Nadu as a direct result of police torture, including that of a 17-year-old in the Chengalpattu juvenile home who endured unimaginable abuse, leaving him with 96 injury marks.

Ground report: For Jayaraj and Beniks’ kin, the wait for justice is the punishment

Five years since the horrific Sathankulam custodial torture case, victims’ family still awaits justice. In connection with the case, 10 police personnel — including Inspector Sridhar and Sub-Inspectors Ragu Ganesh and Balakrishnan — were arrested and are currently lodged in Madurai Central Prison.