Synopsis: The case dates back to 2019. Muthu Karthik, a 17-year-old excavator cleaner, was taken to the SS Colony police station in Madurai in a criminal case. During interrogation, the officers allegedly assaulted him, leading to severe injuries. Though he was admitted to a hospital, his life could not be saved.

A Madurai court on Friday, 26 September, sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment four police officers, including an inspector, for the custodial death of a minor boy six years ago.

According to the prosecution, 17-year-old Muthu Karthik, an excavator cleaner, was taken to the SS Colony police station in Madurai in a criminal case in 2019. During interrogation, the officers allegedly assaulted him, leading to severe injuries.

Though he was admitted to a hospital, his life could n

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