Ambasamudram custodial torture | FIR details horrendous torture suffered by three youth at the hands of suspended IPS officer Balveer Singh

The First Information Report filed by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch, Tirunelveli, Pon. Raghu, details the alleged torture three youth underwent at the hands of suspended ASP of Ambasamudram Balveer Singh and his team after they were picked-up in connection with a group clash. 

The First Information Report filed by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch, Tirunelveli, Pon. Raghu, details the alleged torture three youth underwent at the hands of suspended ASP of Ambasamudram Balveer Singh and his team after they were picked-up in connection with a group clash. 

Recalling the start of his life-threatening agony, E. Subhash of Dhanasekaran Nagar near KTC Nagar on Palayamkottai outskirts had told the police he was working as the ‘collection agent’ of a Thoothukudi-based private finance firm.

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His friends Lakshmi Shankar and Venkatesh, both from Kallidaikurichi, had rivalry with another person also named Venkatesh from South Paappaankulam near Kallidaikurichi over money-lending. The rivalry led to clash at Thalaiseri near Kallidaikurichi on March 22. Following this Venkatesh of South Paappaankulam filed a complaint with Kallidaikurichi police. 

Lakshmi Shankar and Venkatesh stayed over at the house of Subhash that night. On the next day, police constables Bashir, Esakki and another person took them in a private car to Kallidaikurichi police station for interrogation. Mr. Balveer Singh also reached the Kallidaikurichi police station around 10 a.m. 

 “The ASP asked us to remove our dress except the undergarment. Then he asked the policemen to bring us to the first floor of the police station, where Mr. Balveer Singh, special branch constable Rajkumar, writer Sudalai, constables Vignesh, Sadam, Bashir, Esakki and another constable were waiting. Mr. Singh took a cutting plier from a box, which Sadam had brought, and uprooted a tooth from the upper jaw of Lakshmi Shankar. While he was bleeding profusely, the ASP landed a blow with the ‘lathi’ on him. Writer Sudalai spread papers on the floor so that the blood does not stain the floor,” Mr. Subhash alleged. 

When the ASP asked Subhash to open his mouth, he panicked and tried to stop the police officer from coming closer to him. “Immediately, Rajkumar threatened me not to touch the IPS officer. The latter immediately pulled out three teeth from my lower right jaw. Even though he knew I may die of pain, he uprooted the tooth and a few more teeth became loose. Again, Sudalai, who was laughing at us, spread the papers on the floor,” he said.