The AIADMK released a video and issued a strong statement accusing the ruling DMK government of attempting to suppress the custodial death case of 25-year-old Ajithkumar, a temple security guard in Thirubhuvanam, Sivaganga district, who died while in police custody over allegations of stealing jewellery. The video appears to show police officials attempting to coerce the victim’s family into accepting monetary compensation to “settle” the case and accept the body.
Ajithkumar died after custodial torture by police personnel during interrogation at a local police station. Following widespread protests and public outrage, five police officers involved in the interrogation were suspended and arrested, and the case was subsequently handed over to the Special Investigation Department and now to the CBI.
It was alleged that DMK functionaries including Vengaimaran, husband of the local Panchayat President; DMK leader Mahendran; Thirubhuvanam DMK City Secretary Kaleeswaran; and Manamadurai DSP approached the grieving family and offered ₹50 lakh in compensation to withdraw their protest and collect Ajith Kumar’s body from the hospital.
The family refused the offer and reiterated their demand for justice, vowing not to accept the body until strict legal action is taken against all responsible officers. “Even in court, they tried to bargain with us,” the family was quoted as saying.
The released video also shows Ajithkumar’s relatives being made to sit in a wedding hall, allegedly in an effort to pressure them into accepting the offer quietly. A commotion reportedly broke out when the police attempted to stop villagers from recording the events, and the footage is now circulating widely on social media. AIADMK on its X handle wrote, “Policemen who held a kangaroo court in the Thirubhuvanam Ajith Kumar police murder case. When Ajith Kumar’s family refused to take his body, the police tried to stop them by making his relatives sit in the hall and saying, “We will give you money.. don’t fight.” A ruckus problem arose when the police tried to stop them and when the villagers filmed it, the video has come out in the open now. Why should they be made to sit in the hall? Who are the Stalin-model DMK government’s police protecting with such efforts? Do you need any more proof than this that the puppet chief minister has no control over the police? This case has been transferred to the CBI only due to the continuous opposition of the AIADMK alliance. Otherwise, it is clear that this government would have tried to dilute the case.”
திருப்புவனம் அஜித்குமார் காவல் கொலை வழக்கில் கட்டப்பஞ்சாயத்து செய்த போலீசார்.
அஜித்குமார் உடலை வாங்க மறுத்து வந்த சமயத்தில், காவல்துறை அவரது உறவினர்களை மண்டபத்தில் வைத்து "பணம் தருகிறோம்.. போராட வேண்டாம்" என கட்டப்பஞ்சாயத்து செய்ததை அதனை ஊர்மக்கள் படம்பிடித்த போது காவல்துறையினர்… pic.twitter.com/kXG6fBl5gh
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