CHENNAI: The custodial death of 27-year-old private security guard B Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam, allegedly due to police torture, will now be probed by the Special Crime Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), New Delhi.
Sources confirmed that the CBI headquarters has entrusted the case to its Special Crime Unit, which is also handling the infamous 2020 Sathankulam custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and J Bennix.
The move comes after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the CBI to take over the probe and submit its final report by August 20.