Thoothukudi father-son duo were tortured for over 7 hours by cops: CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday told Madurai bench of the Madras High Court that the father-son duo in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi was tortured by the accused police officials for more than seven hours. The statement was made in reference to the father-son duo's custodial death. As many as 10 people were arrested in the case, however, special assistant inspector Balthurai had died due to poor health. Notably, the investigation in the case was also delayed after some policemen and two CBI officials tested positive for COVID-19.

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