Sathankulam case: HC reserves orders on accused cop's bail plea
on Tuesday reserved orders on the bail plea moved by suspended inspector of police S Sridhar, who was arrested by the CBI in connection with the custodial deaths of P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks at Sathankulam in Tuticorin district in 2020.
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The court was hearing the bail petition filed by Sridhar, the first accused in the case.
The special public prosecutor for CBI objected to the grant of bail to the petitioner. The counsel for Jeyaraj's wife, Selvarani, also opposed the grant of bail since there is an apprehension that he might tamper with the witnesses.
Taking into account the submissions, justice P Vadamalai reserved orders.
It maybe recalled that following the custodial deaths of the father-son duo at Sathankulam police station in Tuticorin district in 2020, 10 policemen (presently suspended), including Sridhar, SIs Balakrishnan, Raghu Ganesh, head constables Murugan, A Samadurai, constables M Muthuraja, S Chelladurai, X Thomas Francis, S Veilmuthu, and SSI Paldurai, were arrested.
Since Paldurai died of Covid-19, the CBI, after completing the investigation, filed the final report against nine policemen, and the trial in the case is underway before the I additional district court in Madurai. All the accused persons are lodged at the Madurai Central Prison.
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