Kerala: Nine police personnel charge-sheeted for custodial death

Nine police personnel were charge-sheeted by the CBI in the custodial death of a person at Idukki district in Kerala.

Rajkumar, 49, a private finance firm employee, died allegedly following 'custodial torture' at the Nedumgandam police station in Idukki in 2019 June.

Then sub-inspector K A Sabu and eight others were charge-sheeted by the CBI. The charge-sheet filed at CBI court in Kochi also stated that a probe into the role of senior officers was still progressing. The charges against the accused include murder and illegal detention.

A judicial probe into the custodial death has also concluded that custodial torture led to the death of Rajkumar.