Chennai, July 12 -- The The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today
registered a case against police personnels of Sivagangai District in, Tamil
Nadu, in connection with the alleged custodial death of Ajit Kumar, who was
posted as a temple guard at Madapuram Temple.
Earlier, the State of Tamil Nadu had transferred the investigation of the case
from Police Station Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai District registered in connection
with the custodial death of Ajith Kumar to the CBI.
The CBI has registered the case under section 103 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,
2023 and taken over the investigation, CBI said today.
The June 29 incident sparked a political furore over the manner in which Ajith was
tortured by the cops after taking him for que...