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Senior IPS officer P Amudha's probe would cover all aspects pertaining to allegations of custodial torture against Singh, other police officers.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Balveer Singh was accused of torturing detainees by removing their teeth using cutting pliers. (Supplied)
Senior IAS official P Amudha was, on Friday, 7 April, appointed by the Tamil Nadu government to probe in detail the allegations of custodial torture against suspended IPS officer Balveer Singh and other police personnel.
Principal Secretary to the government (Rural Development), Amudha has been tasked with submitting a report to the government within a month, an official release said.
Amudha’s extensive probe would cover all related aspects pertaining to allegations of custodial torture against Singh and other police personnel in Ambasamudram police sub-division of Tirunelveli district.
On 27 March, it was alleged by at least 10 men in Tirunelveli district that Assistant Superintendent of Police Balveer Singh (Ambasamudram police sub-division) tortured them by removing their teeth using cutting pliers and crushed the testicles of two men.
A 2020 batch IPS officer, 39-year old Singh was accused of torturing men during questioning, in relation to separate cases. Other police personnel faced the allegation of aiding and taking part in torturing detainees.
Singh was suspended on 29 March and placed under vacancy reserve, while eight other police personnel were transferred to Armed Reserve.
Cheranmahadevi sub-divisional magistrate-cum-sub-collector completed his preliminary probe and submitted a report to Tirunelveli district collector on 3 April.
Following fresh complaints of similar custodial torture in other police stations falling within the same Ambasamudram police sub-division, Collector KP Karthikeyan recommended to the government to order a high-level probe.
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