Madurai, July 8 -- The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appoint an investigating officer within a week to probe the custodial death of B Ajith Kumar, a temple security guard in Sivaganga.

The court has ordered the investigating officer to complete the investigation and submit a final report to the jurisdictional court by August 20.

Maurice Kumar said, "We have already filed a writ repetition before the Madurai High Court on behalf of the AIADMK party. On the last date, the HC directed to file a report by the additional district judge and also with the government. In the meantime, the government transferred one of the cases to the CBI. Earlier, the government...