Kanyakumari: The CB-CID chargesheet in the custodial death of a 34-year-old disabled inmate inside Nagercoil sub-jail in July reveals that the accused tied the victim’s hands and legs with a lungi before intensifying the assault.
Sabarivarman, a petty shop owner from Eethankattai near Suchindram, was arrested by Thenthamaraikulam police on July 9 for possessing 200 grams of gutka. Remanded to judicial custody, he died on July 13. A case was registered by Nesamani Nagar police, and eleven, including eight prison inmates and three jail wardens, were arrested
CB-CID has filed a chargesheet against 11 people before a Nagercoil court in connection with Sabarivarman’s custodial death at Nagercoil district prison. On July, 22, DGP Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal transferred the investigation to CB-CID. When the victim, Sabarivarman, managed to free his hands, the accused became furious, tore the lungi, tied him up again and continued the assault, which resulted in his death, the investigation further revealed.
A prison warden first assaulted Sabarivarman after inmates complained that he was shouting inside the cell and insisting on meeting his wife and children, according to the CB-CID investigation. Investigators said the warden later instigated eight inmates returning from kitchen duty to attack him again. The accused include prison warden Jagan, chief warden Suresh, prison guard Sivakumar, and eight inmates. The probe found that the accused tied the victim’s hands and legs with a lungi and repeatedly assaulted him. The family of the victim had held a roadblock outside Kanyakumari Govt Medical College and Hospital with his body, demanding compensation from the govt.