The Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC) met City Police Commissioner A.K. Viswanathan on Wednesday and submitted a petition demanding a CB-CID probe into the recent custodial death of a physically challenged person.
M. Jayakumar, a 22-year-old physically challenged youth from Korrukupet, who was taken to the Esplanade police station last month for interrogation, died at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. Relatives claimed he died because of police torture.
“We spoke to the family of the victim and found that right from his arrest, there was human rights violation,” said S. Namburajan, general secretary, TARATDAC.
“The Commissioner has assured us that he would look into our demands,” said Mr. Namburajan.