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CBI Takes Charge After HC Orders Judicial Inquiry in Sivaganga Custodial Death

Five police officers have been remanded in custody; the CB-CID is probing the case after Chief Minister Stalin ordered a CBI takeover.

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Ajith Kumar was a 27-year-old temple security guard from Thiruppuvanam near Sivaganga
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Overview

  • The Madras High Court appointed a district judge to probe the custodial death and demanded all evidence be submitted by July 8.
  • Chief Minister M.K. Stalin transferred the investigation to the CBI following initial CB-CID involvement.
  • Five policemen arrested in connection with temple security guard Ajith Kumar’s death have been remanded and face charges under the BNSS Act.
  • Sivaganga Superintendent of Police Ashish Rawat has been placed on compulsory wait and replaced by Ramanathapuram SP G Chandeesh.
  • Preliminary autopsy findings documented 30–40 injury marks, prompting judicial scrutiny of alleged custodial torture.