Madras High Court Orders CBCID Investigation Into Alleged Custodial Death of Scheduled Caste Youth in Tamil Nadu

Oct 11, 2025 08:31 am CST

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered a Crime Branch-CID investigation into the alleged custodial death of 30-year-old Dinesh Kumar, a Scheduled Caste youth from Madurai. Family members claim police tortured him to death while officials maintain he accidentally drowned after escaping custody. The court has mandated immediate postmortem and preservation of evidence in this case that raises serious questions about police conduct and caste-based discrimination.