Nagercoil custodial death: PMK demands CBI probe

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), demanded a CBI inquiry into the recent death of an inmate inside a Nagercoil Sub Jail . In a statement, he charged that the victim, jailed for possessing gutkha, was “virtually tortured and killed by prison personnel.”

“Allegations have also emerged that, despite knowing the remand prisoner’s death, attempts were made to suppress the incident and pressure was exerted on his family members . If these allegations are true, the conduct of the police and prison authorities is highly condemnable,” he said.

He pointed out a post-mortem conducted in the presence of a judicial magistrate revealed that the victim Sabari Varman’s body bore 19 injuries leading to the arrests of the chief warden of Nagercoil prison and two prison guards.