Even a person intending to murder someone would not inflict such violence, said Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary P. Shanmugam on Sunday.  

Speaking at a protest organised at Thirupuvanam here to demand justice for custodial death victim B. Ajith Kumar, he said that when hundreds of gold theft cases happened in Tamil Nadu every day, why unleash violence on a youth who was just suspected of stealing jewels. “If this has raised doubts, then the IAS officer under question, who is said to have ordered the inquiry, should be brought under law.”  

Questioning why the DMK government did not take action against the police officials responsible for the killing of 13 anti-Sterlite protesters even after three years, he said Justice Aruna Jegadeesan Commission report was sitting idle without any action.  

Under the guise of a special team, all senior police officials were having goons under their control, he charged.  

In order to ensure fair justice to the victim’s family, and to prevent distortion of evidence, it should be ensured that the arrested police personnel be kept in prison till the judgment day. “As eyewitnesses and other evidence are crucial in this case, the State government should protect them from getting tampered with,” Mr. Shanmugam added.