Bennix suffered lacerations to body, breathlessness
Bennix the mobile shop owner in Sathankulam, who along with his father Jayaraj, died in police custody allegedly due to physical torture, had a deep laceration measuring 20 x 25 centimetres on his buttocks and suffered breathlessness, disclosed sources at the Kovilpatti Government Headquarters Hospital.
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Tirunelveli Range DIG Praveen Kumar Abinapu when contacted on Saturday, said the postmortem examination report was awaited and added that based on the outcome of the magisterial inquiry, the FIR concerning the death of the father and son during judicial custody could be altered.
Bennix had walked with great difficulty and the ECG report showed a high heart rate. When a referral statement was made to shift Bennix to Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital, the police preferred to take him to the Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital for further treatment, sources disclosed to DT Next. Meanwhile, senior doctor Venkatesh of the Kovilpatti GH appeared before Kovilpatti Judicial Magistrate Barathidasan for inquiry on Saturday. The doctor, however, declined to comment about the injuries of the deceased. In Chennai, The Tamil Nadu Senior Advocates Forum (TNSAF), comprising 130 designated senior counsels from the Madras HC has strongly condemned the police brutality against the father-son duo and have sought for swift steps in bringing the guilty to book.
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