Chennai Man Custodial Death: A CCTV Video Triggers Claims, Counterclaims
NDTV
Chief Minister MK Stalin, who announced Rs 10 lakh rupees relief to the family, has promised a fair investigation into the case.
More than a week after a 25-year-old man died after allegedly being beaten up at a police station in Chennai, an unverified CCTV video has surfaced leading to claims and counterclaims over alleged police torture. NDTV cannot verify the authenticity of the tape.
The 1.26-minute-long night video shows a man - who police sources say is Vignesh - running from the main road in Chennai's Kellys area to a narrow street and falling down as he is chased by two cops. The cops later arrest the man and beat him once with what appears to be a police baton.
As the police personnel take him into custody, one cop is seen picking up something from the ground, which police sources claim was a knife Vignesh threw at them during the chase.
The police claim, however, have been questioned by a human rights organisation that is keenly following the case.
