Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings

The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020.

A Madurai court sentenced nine police personnel to death for the 2020 custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix, describing the case as 'rarest of rare'.

Nine police officers were sentenced to death for the custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix in Sathankulam, with the court emphasizing the severity of the crime.

A court in Madurai sentenced nine police personnel to death for the custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix, imposing a combined fine of ₹1.40 crore as compensation.

Nine police officers were sentenced to death for the 2020 custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and J Bennix in Sathankulam, with the court emphasizing the severity of the crime.

Nine police officials have been handed death sentences for the custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks in Tamil Nadu, highlighting the prolonged legal process.

A district court in Madurai awarded the death penalty to nine policemen in the 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case, terming it among the 'rarest of rare' crimes.

A court in Madurai sentenced nine police personnel to death for the custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix, imposing a combined fine of ₹1.40 crore as compensation.

A Madurai court sentenced nine Tamil Nadu police personnel to death in the 2020 Sathankulam custodial killing case, terming it a 'rarest of rare' crime marked by extreme brutality and abuse of power.

A trial court in Tamil Nadu awarded death penalty to nine policemen found guilty of custodial torture and murder of a trader P. Jayaraj and his son J. Benicks during the COVID-19 lockdown at Sattankulam in Thoothukudi district.

A special court sentenced all nine police officers convicted in the Sathankulam custodial deaths case to death, holding them responsible for the brutal deaths of father-son duo Jeyaraj (59) and Bennix (31) in 2020.