Murder charge against 9 TN cops

The CBI has charge-sheeted nine Tamil Nadu policemen for murder, conspiracy and destruction of evidence in the custodial deaths of P Jeyaraj and his son J Benicks of Sathankulam in Tuticorin district in June this year. They were also charged under various sections of the IPC for misconduct by a police official, intentionally giving false evidence, making false charges and criminal act. The chargesheet filed before the chief judicial magistrate in Madurai revealed that the father and son, arrested on June 19 evening, were tortured at the Sathankulam police station in the evening as well as in the intervening night. The victims died in the intervening night of June 22 and 23 due to their injuries.