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Palani Mutt land case accused dies in custody
S Anwardeen (65), an accused in the multi-crore fraudulent registration of Palani Mutt land, died in judicial custody in Madurai on Friday night. He was brought back to Madurai Central Prison after…
The Story in Brief
S Anwardeen (65), an accused in the multi-crore fraudulent registration of Palani Mutt land, died in judicial custody in Madurai on Friday night. He was brought back to Madurai Central Prison after three days of CB-CID questioning and complained of uneasiness. He was treated at the prison hospital before being rushed to Government Rajaji Hospital, where he was declared brought dead around 10.40 pm.
Anwardeen had been arrested on July 28 and was wheelchair-bound due to paralysis, with diabetes and high blood pressure. A judicial inquiry has been ordered into the death. The CB-CID has arrested five others in the case, including a sub-registrar and document writer, for the illegal sale of land belonging to the Dhandayuthapani Swamigal Math, which serves the Palani hill temple.
The Indian Opinion
Custodial deaths always raise suspicion, but the facts here point to a man with paralysis, diabetes, and high blood pressure who was in the prison hospital. The CB-CID had returned him to jail hours before his collapse. The judicial inquiry and post-mortem will test whether the system failed him or his existing ailments were the cause. Will the report name any negligence?
Sources (2): newindianexpress.com, thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
