Tamil Nadu Today: Sathankulam cops get death sentence for father-son custodial deaths
Nine police personnel have been sentenced to death for the custodial deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu. The case, which occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, has drawn significant attention and led to convictions last month. Additionally, a public interest litigation has been filed to halt the release of a politically charged film until after the state elections.
- ▪All nine police personnel convicted in the Sattankulam custodial deaths case were sentenced to death.
- ▪The deaths of trader P. Jayaraj and his son J. Benicks occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ▪A public interest litigation has been filed to prevent the release of the film 'TN 2026' until after the state elections.
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1. Nomination filing ends for T.N. electionOn the last day for filing nomination for the April 23 State Assembly election, several top leaders and party cadres who are contesting the polls submitted their nominations.The Leader of Opposition and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, DMK general secretary Duraimurugan, Premallatha Vijayakant of the DMDK, O. Panneerselvam who recently defected to the DMK, Sowmiya Anbumani of the PMK were among those who filed today (April 6, 2026).2. Sattankulam Jayaraj-Benicks custodial deaths case: All nine policemen sentenced to deathAll the nine police personnel convicted in the 2020 Sattankulam custodial deaths case, in which trader P. Jayaraj (58) and his son J.
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