Episode 475
Jeyaraj-Beniks Case: How Lockdown Violations Turned to Custodial Deaths
June 29, 202019m 12s
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Show Notes
At a time when George Floyd's death in the US has triggered a global outcry against police brutalities, India reported what is possibly one of the worst incidents of police brutality in the lockdown from the state of Tamil Nadu.
In a twisted case, two ordinary people Jeyaraj and his son Beniks from Thoothukudi district who owned a mobile store were allegedly tortured and killed in police custody over a minor violation: keeping their mobile store open 15 minutes beyond the lockdown curfew timings in the state.
After spending three days in lockup, Beniks died at the Kovilpatti Government Hospital from severe chest pain, and within hours of his death Jeyaraj breathed his last too at the same hospital. But between the allegations and the police's FIR, there are a lot of conflicting details and unanswered questions.
What do we know about the events that led to the twin deaths in police custody? Why is it raising human rights concerns and protests against police's high handedness in the country? Tune in to The Big Story!
Reference:
UNITED NGO CAMPAIGN AGAINST TORTURE
Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha
Guests:
Sanjoy Hazarika, International Director of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Reporting: Smitha TK, Senior Correspondent, Chennai Editor: Shelly Walia
Music: Big Bang Fuzz
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In a twisted case, two ordinary people Jeyaraj and his son Beniks from Thoothukudi district who owned a mobile store were allegedly tortured and killed in police custody over a minor violation: keeping their mobile store open 15 minutes beyond the lockdown curfew timings in the state.
After spending three days in lockup, Beniks died at the Kovilpatti Government Hospital from severe chest pain, and within hours of his death Jeyaraj breathed his last too at the same hospital. But between the allegations and the police's FIR, there are a lot of conflicting details and unanswered questions.
What do we know about the events that led to the twin deaths in police custody? Why is it raising human rights concerns and protests against police's high handedness in the country? Tune in to The Big Story!
Reference:
UNITED NGO CAMPAIGN AGAINST TORTURE
TNM investigation: Sathankulam cops have a history of custodial violence
Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha
Guests:
Sanjoy Hazarika, International Director of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Reporting: Smitha TK, Senior Correspondent, Chennai Editor: Shelly Walia
Music: Big Bang Fuzz
Listen to The Big Story podcast on:
Apple: https://apple.co/2AYdLIl Saavn: http://bit.ly/2oix78C Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2ntMV7S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IyLAUQ Deezer: http://bit.ly/2Vrf5Ng
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