FATHER-SON DUO WAS TORTURED FOR 7 HRS BY ACCUSED COPS: CBI

MADURAI (TN): The father-son duo in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi was tortured by the accused police officials for more than seven hours, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said in its report filed before the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court in the custodial death case. As many as 10 people were arrested in the case, however, special assistant inspector Balthurai had died due to poor health. Notably, the investigation in the case was also delayed af ter some policemen and two CBI officials tested positive for COVID-19. The CBI had on September 25 filed a chargesheet against nine then police officials in a Madurai court in connection with the custodial death of a father-son duo in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.