India court sentences nine police to death for Covid custody killings
Summary
An Indian court has sentenced nine policemen to death for torturing and killing a father and son detained for violating Covid lockdown rules in Tamil Nadu in 2020.
Key Points
- An Indian court sentenced nine policemen to death for the torture and killing of a father and son in 2020.
- The victims, Jeyaraj and his son Benniks, were detained for allegedly breaching Covid-19 lockdown rules.
- The case was transferred to the CBI following public outrage and investigated thoroughly.
- All nine accused were convicted of murder and destroying evidence in one of the rarest cases of abuse of authority.
