In a latest case of police brutality and custodial death, a young college student from Mudukalathur, Ramanathapuram district, has become a victim. Manikandan (21), from the Neerkozhiyenthal village, died few hours after returning home from the police station.
Manikandan, who was travelling with his two-wheeler, was stopped by the police for a vehicle check. However, he did not stop and sped away, leading to a chase by the police officials. After being caught, he was taken to the police station and was allegedly brutally thrashed by the police officials. He was not let to go home, until his parents went to the police station to get him home.
The boy then passed away around 3:30 am in the morning. He was declared dead by the Ambulance nurses when they reached Manikandan’s house itself. The family of the victim are now protesting as they claim that 4 police officials are the reason behind his death.
A police official has claimed that Manikandan could have passed even because of a snake bite and that a conclusion can be met only once the Post mortem report is out. However, Manikandan’s family have refused to receive the body, and are protesting in front of the government hospital which has caused a huge traffic block in the Paramakudi-Mudukulathur road.
#JusticeforManikandan has started trending on Twitter as many have spoken against this kind of Police Brutality. TN JP chief Annamalai also spoke about this case to the press seeking justice for Manikandan. He also took to his twitter to share the same. Many have also recollected the 2020 Jayaraj-Bennicks custodial death case that came as a shock to many in Tamil Nadu. Check out some of the tweets here:
ராமநாதபுரம் மாவட்டம் முதுகுளத்தூர் பகுதியை சார்ந்த சகோதரர் மணிகண்டன் அவர்களுடைய மரணம் அதிர்ச்சி அளிக்கிறது!
வாகன பரிசோதனையின் போது அழைத்துச் செல்லப்பட்ட சகோதரர் காவல்துறை துன்புறுத்தலால் இறந்திருக்கலாம் என்கின்ற குற்றச்சாட்டை மூடி மறைக்காமல் முழுமையாக விசாரணைக்கு உட்படுத்தி
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— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) December 6, 2021
#JusticeForManikandan @mkstalin @tnpoliceoffl @RmdDistPolice @CRamanathapuram kindly take action for this issue.
We need a justice for Manila manikandan death pic.twitter.com/az1uVkXHBz— Ren Kumar (@RenKumar71) December 6, 2021
The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, take immediate action against the police officers who committed this murder and demand justice for the death of innocent young man Mr. Manikandan, Neerkoliyeanthal, Muthukulathoor, Ramnad District#Justiceformanikandan@CMOTamilnadu pic.twitter.com/gp6fovHbSw
— Ram Prabu (@RamprabuKallan) December 6, 2021
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