Justice Served: Nine Officers Sentenced to Death for Custodial Murder

Nine police personnel in Tuticorin have received death sentences for the custodial torture and murder of a father-son duo, P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix. The Additional District and Sessions Judge G Muthukumaran labeled the case as the 'rarest of rare.'

These brutal acts, committed in June 2020 during lockdown, incited a massive public outcry. The victims were arrested for supposedly breaching lockdown curfew hours. Their unlawful detainment and subsequent assault resulted in their deaths, sparking national indignation.

The convicts were imposed a Rs 1.40 crore fine as compensation to the victims' family. The case, initially noticed by the Madras High Court, stirred demands for justice across the country before being investigated by the CBI.