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Madras High Court Madurai Bench orders notice to nine convicts in Sattankulam custodial death case
On April 24, 2026, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ordered notice to nine policemen who were sentenced to death in the Sattankulam custodial death case. The Division Bench named the officers: inspector S. Sridhar; sub-inspectors P. Raghu Ganesh and K. Balakrishnan; head constables S. Murugan and A. Saamidurai; and constables M. Muthuraj, S. Chelladurai, X. Thomas Francis, and S. Veilumuthu. The case concerns the custodial deaths of trader P. Jayaraj and his son J. Benicks in June 2020 at Sattankulam, Thoothukudi district.
Why It Matters
This development shows ongoing legal action in a high-profile custodial death case and signals further proceedings related to the death sentence previously issued to the involved police personnel.
Timeline
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Madurai Bench orders notice to nine convicts
April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026 – The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, hearing the referred trial, ordered notice to nine policemen who were sentenced to death in the Sattankulam custodial death case: inspector S. Sridhar; sub-inspectors P. Raghu Ganesh and K. Balakrishnan; head constables S. Murugan and A. Saamidurai; and constables M. Muthuraj, S. Chelladurai, X. Thomas Francis, and S. Veilumuthu.
Custodial death in Sattankulam (June 2020)
June 2020
June 2020 — Custodial death of trader P. Jayaraj and his son J. Benicks in Sattankulam, Thoothukudi district.