Overview

• The CBI told the Madurai Bench that it filed the chargesheet before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Madurai on August 20.
• Five arrested policemen — Prabhu, Kannan, Sankara Manikandan, Raja, and Anand — and driver Ramachandran have been named as accused.
• The bench recorded the filing and set September 24 for the CBI to submit a status update on the continuing investigation.
• The court directed the CBI to obtain State police files, register an FIR in the linked jewellery‑theft complaint, and pursue that probe.
• The CBI said further steps hinge on CFSL reports from New Delhi and Hyderabad, while the State reported paying an additional ₹25 lakh to the family and providing protection to five witnesses with more safety measures due within a week.