Tamil Nadu Police

=== Custodial deaths ===

=== Custodial deaths ===

As per the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of home affairs]], there were 172 custodial deaths reported in the state during the period FY 2020-21 to FY 2021-22.{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1459 |url=http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/qhindi/179/AU1459.pdf |work=[[Parliament of India]] |access-date=12 August 2022 |date=26 July 2022 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329101026/http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/qhindi/179/AU1459.pdf |url-status=live }} On 19 June 2020, P. Jeyaraj and his son Bennicks were [[Custodial death of P Jayaraj and Bennicks|arrested]] by the Tamil Nadu Police at [[Sathankulam]] for allegedly keeping their store open past the government stipulated timings. They were tortured in custody, and Bennicks died on 22 June 2020 and P. Jeyaraj died later on 23 June 2020.{{cite news |last1=Chandrababu |first1=Divya |title=Tamil Nadu custodial death case: Trial begins after eight months |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-custodial-death-case-trial-begins-after-eight-months-101613647994039.html |access-date=15 April 2022 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |date=18 February 2021 }} The case was transferred to the CBI, nine police officers were arrested later, sentenced to death my tamil nadu high court in 2026 and the [[Friends of Police]], a community initiative, was discontinued in its aftermath.{{Cite web|author=Akshaya Nath|title=Tuticorin custodial deaths: Father-son duo brutally tortured, made to clean their own blood, says forensic report|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tuticorin-custodial-deaths-father-son-jayaraj-benniks-brutally-tortured-blood-walls-cbi-forensic-report-1735390-2020-10-27|access-date=30 October 2020|work=[[India Today]]|date=27 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101080726/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tuticorin-custodial-deaths-father-son-jayaraj-benniks-brutally-tortured-blood-walls-cbi-forensic-report-1735390-2020-10-27|url-status=live}} On 28 June 2025, 27-year-old B. Ajith Kumar was illegally taken into custody by the Tamil Nadu Police for investigation into an alleged theft case in [[Thirupuvanam, Sivaganga]]. He later died of police torture during the unofficial interrogation.{{cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/social-justice/custodial-death-ajith-kumar-tamil-nadu-police-brutality/article69767793.ece|title=How many more Ajith Kumars?|date=4 July 2025|access-date=1 August 2025|work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|archive-date=24 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724164047/https://frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/social-justice/custodial-death-ajith-kumar-tamil-nadu-police-brutality/article69767793.ece|url-status=live}} The case was transferred to the CBI after the intervention of the [[Madras High Court]],{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/murderer-will-not-attack-like-this-madras-high-court-on-tamil-nadu-custodial-death-8808732|title="Even Murderer Will Not Attack Like This": Madras High Court On Tamil Nadu Custodial Death|date=1 July 2025|access-date=1 August 2025|work=[[NDTV]]|archive-date=9 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709055657/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/murderer-will-not-attack-like-this-madras-high-court-on-tamil-nadu-custodial-death-8808732|url-status=live}} and at least four policemen were arrested.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madras-hc-dismisses-bail-plea-by-4-policemen-in-custodial-death-case-from-2025-101771329123541.html|title=Madras HC dismisses bail plea by 4 policemen in custodial death case from 2025|date=17 February 2026|access-date=17 February 2026|work=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}

As per the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of home affairs]], there were 172 custodial deaths reported in the state during the period FY 2020-21 to FY 2021-22.{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1459 |url=http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/qhindi/179/AU1459.pdf |work=[[Parliament of India]] |access-date=12 August 2022 |date=26 July 2022 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329101026/http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/qhindi/179/AU1459.pdf |url-status=live }} On 19 June 2020, P. Jeyaraj and his son Bennicks were [[Custodial death of P Jayaraj and Bennicks|arrested]] by the Tamil Nadu Police at [[Sathankulam]] for allegedly keeping their store open past the government stipulated timings. They were tortured in custody, and Bennicks died on 22 June 2020 and P. Jeyaraj died later on 23 June 2020.{{cite news |last1=Chandrababu |first1=Divya |title=Tamil Nadu custodial death case: Trial begins after eight months |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-custodial-death-case-trial-begins-after-eight-months-101613647994039.html |access-date=15 April 2022 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |date=18 February 2021 }} The case was transferred to the CBI, nine police officers were arrested later, and the [[Friends of Police]], a community initiative, was discontinued in its aftermath.{{Cite web|author=Akshaya Nath|title=Tuticorin custodial deaths: Father-son duo brutally tortured, made to clean their own blood, says forensic report|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tuticorin-custodial-deaths-father-son-jayaraj-benniks-brutally-tortured-blood-walls-cbi-forensic-report-1735390-2020-10-27|access-date=30 October 2020|work=[[India Today]]|date=27 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101080726/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tuticorin-custodial-deaths-father-son-jayaraj-benniks-brutally-tortured-blood-walls-cbi-forensic-report-1735390-2020-10-27|url-status=live}} On 28 June 2025, 27-year-old B. Ajith Kumar was illegally taken into custody by the Tamil Nadu Police for investigation into an alleged theft case in [[Thirupuvanam, Sivaganga]]. He later died of police torture during the unofficial interrogation.{{cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/social-justice/custodial-death-ajith-kumar-tamil-nadu-police-brutality/article69767793.ece|title=How many more Ajith Kumars?|date=4 July 2025|access-date=1 August 2025|work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|archive-date=24 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724164047/https://frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/social-justice/custodial-death-ajith-kumar-tamil-nadu-police-brutality/article69767793.ece|url-status=live}} The case was transferred to the CBI after the intervention of the [[Madras High Court]],{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/murderer-will-not-attack-like-this-madras-high-court-on-tamil-nadu-custodial-death-8808732|title="Even Murderer Will Not Attack Like This": Madras High Court On Tamil Nadu Custodial Death|date=1 July 2025|access-date=1 August 2025|work=[[NDTV]]|archive-date=9 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709055657/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/murderer-will-not-attack-like-this-madras-high-court-on-tamil-nadu-custodial-death-8808732|url-status=live}} and at least four policemen were arrested.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madras-hc-dismisses-bail-plea-by-4-policemen-in-custodial-death-case-from-2025-101771329123541.html|title=Madras HC dismisses bail plea by 4 policemen in custodial death case from 2025|date=17 February 2026|access-date=17 February 2026|work=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}

== Police Museum ==

== Police Museum ==