NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JUNE 26
Ruling AIADMK and opposition DMK on Friday announced a solatium of Rs 25 lakh each to the next of kin of father-son duo of Jayaraj and Benicks who died in judicial custody in Thoothukudi district after alleged police torture.
மாண்புமிகு முதல்வர் திரு. எடப்பாடி கே. பழனிசாமி, மாண்புமிகு துணை முதல்வர் திரு. ஓ.பன்னீர்செல்வம் ஆகியோரின் முக்கிய அறிவிப்பு.
சாத்தான்குளம் சம்பவத்தில் மரணமடைந்த திரு. ஜெயராஜ், திரு. பெண்ணிக்ஸ் குடும்பத்தாருக்கு கழகத்தின் சார்பில் ரூ. 25,00,000 குடும்பநல நிதியுதவி வழங்கப்படும் pic.twitter.com/47DaqjRJT1
— AIADMK – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@AIADMKOfficial) June 26, 2020
DMK’s Lok Sabha member from Tuticorin district, Kanimozhi, said she had handed over a cheque for Rs 25 lakh to the family on Friday. She also demanded an inquiry by the National Human Rights Commission into the deaths.
சாத்தான்குளம் காவல்துறை விசாரணையின்போது ஜெயராஜ், பென்னிக்ஸ் ஆகிய இருவர் கொலை செய்யப்பட்டது தொடர்பாக தேசிய மனித உரிமைகள் ஆணையத்திடம் புகார் அளித்திருக்கிறேன். இருவரின் உயிரிழப்புக்கும் நீதி கிடைக்கும் வரை தொடர்ந்து போராடுவோம்.#JusticeForJeyarajAndFenix pic.twitter.com/nEX9JkXspx
— Kanimozhi (கனிமொழி) (@KanimozhiDMK) June 26, 2020
In a joint statement, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said on behalf of the party that the two deaths were saddening and unfortunate and announced Rs 25 lakh to the bereaved kin.
Announcing the financial assistance, DMK President M.K. Stalin asked who gave the in Sathankulam police the permission to carry out the attack on the two just because they delayed closing their mobile phone shop during the lockdown period.
Stalin said the Chief Minister should take moral responsibility for the deaths.
The Tamil Nadu government too had announced Rs 10 lakh solatium each to the families of Jayaraj and Benicks and government jobs to one family member of each deceased.
Jayaraj and Bennick were booked for not closing their mobile shop in time on June 19. They were remanded in judicial custody and lodged in the Kovilpatti jail on June 21.
Jayaraj died on June 22 night and his son Benicks on June 23 morning in judicial custody. The families alleged police assault led to their deaths.
The High Court has since ordered videotaping of the post-mortems.
The Chief Minister said the two police officials allegedly responsible for the deaths had been suspended while the Inspector of Sathankulam was kept under compulsory waiting.
