Tamil Nadu Today: 9 cops convicted in Sattankulam Jayaraj-Benicks custodial death case
Nine policemen have been convicted in the custodial deaths of P. Jayaraj and his son J. Benicks in Tamil Nadu. The court will announce the sentencing on March 30. In other news, the AIADMK has allocated seats for the upcoming Assembly election, while filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon has lost a legal case requiring him to pay ₹4.25 crore.
- ▪All nine accused policemen in the Sattankulam custodial deaths case have been convicted.
- ▪The sentencing for the convicted policemen will be announced on March 30.
- ▪The AIADMK has allotted 27 seats to the BJP and 18 to PMK for the upcoming Assembly election.
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1. Sattankulam father-son custodial deaths case: All nine accused policemen convictedSix years after a trader P. Jayaraj and his son J. Benicks died of custodial torture during the COVID-19 lockdown at the Sattankulam Police Station in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, the First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai convicted all nine accused policemen.Judge G. Muthukumaran said he will pronounce the quantum of sentence on March 30.2. Tamil Nadu Assembly election: AIADMK allots 27 seats to BJP, 18 to PMKThe BJP, one of the key constituents of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu, has been allocated 27 seats for the Assembly election, seven higher than in 2021.
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