Sattankulam Jayaraj-Benicks custodial deaths case: all nine policemen get death sentence
Custodial torture and murder are grave human rights violations.
A Madurai First Additional District and Sessions Judge in Tamil Nadu sentenced nine policemen to death for the custodial torture and murder of P. Jayaraj (58) and his son J. Benicks (31). The judge found all nine guilty of murder and other offenses under the Indian Penal Code, ruling that their actions were unacceptable acts of vengeance and a violation of human rights. The case stemmed from the police detaining the father and son in 2020 for violating COVID-19 lockdown rules. The Tamil Nadu government and the Central government both supported the maximum sentence.
6 APR 2026
— BBC
Nine Indian police officers were sentenced to death for the deaths of P Jeyaraj and Benicks, who died in custody during the COVID-19 pandemic.
7 APR 2026
— The Hindu
A trial court in Tamil Nadu sentenced nine policemen to death for the custodial torture and murder of P. Jayaraj and his son J. Benicks.
· THIS STORY — The Hindu
A Madurai judge sentenced nine policemen to death for the custodial torture and murder of P. Jayaraj and J. Benicks, finding their actions a violation of human rights.
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