A painter interrogated by the police in connection with a murder case died at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) on Saturday triggering protests from his relatives who alleged that he had died due to police torture.
Agitated villagers blocked traffic on the Cuddalore-Panruti road on Saturday demanding action against police personnel of Neyveli township police station.
According to police, E. Subramani (38), a painter of Pattambakkam was residing in his relative’s house at Neyveli.
The Neyveli township police picked up Subramani for interrogation on the suspicion of his involvement in a murder 10 days back.
He was reportedly detained in the police station for three days.
The victim’s relative Sakthivel said that neither he nor any of his family members were allowed to meet Subramani in police custody.
He claimed that they met him through an advocate and there were visible injuries on his body.
He said that later, one of the relatives received a call informing that Subramani had died during treatment in JIPMER.
Foul play
Suspecting foul play in his death a section of villagers resorted to a road roko on the Cuddalore-Panruti road demanding action against the police personnel of Neyveli police station.
