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Under fire for its alleged inaction in the Tirunelveli custodial torture case, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Balveer Singh IPS on charges of torturing suspects in custody in the Ambasamudram sub division. The action comes ahead of the Home department's demand for grants in Tamil Nadu Assembly. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who is in charge of the Home department, had earlier informed the Assembly that Singh has been placed under Vacancy Reserve (VR) for his act. The former ASP has been booked under Sections 324 (causing hurt by weapons), 326 (grievous hurt by dangerous weapons) and 506/1 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code by the Tirunelveli District Crime Branch. Singh has been charged with extreme torture of tooth extraction and even crushing the testicles of the suspects who were detained in various cases in a few police stations in Tirunelveli district. The Ambasamudram custodial torture case had apparently exposed the chinks in Law and Order and the high handedness of the police department in the state. The chief minister himself said in the Assembly that Singh had “damaged” the teeth of the suspects who were in custody. However, the government's inaction for more than 23 days in the case had drawn flak from various quarters. Despite human rights activists taking up the custodial torture case to the human rights commission and demanding s...

Tamil Nadu IPS Officers' Association extended support to IPS officer Balveer Singh who was accused of inflicting custodial torture in Tirunelveli's Ambasamudram and expressed opposition against the "media trial". In a letter, IPS Officers' Association, as per The News Minute said that the media was covering the issue in a "Selective manner" and there are "vested interests are being propagated on social media to influence evidence, witnesses, investigating agencies and the public". They said that biased and pre-judged reporting can adversely affect the investigation. ASP Balveer Singh came under the scanner after Ambasamudram people who were picked up by the police released a video alleging custodial torture by the accused IPS officer. The nabbed accused said that the IPS officer broke their teeth by making them chew gravel. He also crushed the testicles of a newly-married man. In another case, they said the ASP removed the teeth of the suspect using a plier. Earlier, The Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (TNSHRC) said that it has taken up a suo moto case against IPS officer Balveer Singh accused of torturing those in custody. TNSHRC Chairman K. Bhaskaran directed the IG, SHRC to investigate the matter and submit a report within six weeks. He said that he had taken up the complaint suo moto based on media reports. Tirunelveli district collector, K.P. Karthikeyan has also ordered an inquiry by the sub-divisional magistrate after allegations emerged against Singh. Advo...

Chennai: An IPS officer in Tamil Nadu was suspended after he was accused of custodial torture by allegedly crushing the testicles and pulling out the teeth of suspects. Chief Minister MK Stalin today told the state assembly that he has ordered the authorities to suspend Balveer Singh. "I've ordered his suspension. Further action will be taken after the report from the magisterial enquiry. There is no place for compromise on human rights violations at police stations," announced Mr Stalin, responding to a Call Attention Motion in the Tamil Nadu assembly. Yesterday, the police had put Mr Singh under compulsory wait. Around ten days ago, the 2020 batch IPS officer, who was posted as an Assistant Superintendent of Police at Ambasamudram in Tirunelveli district, had allegedly pulled out the teeth of five men with a cutting plier and also crushed the testicles of a newly married man who's said to be critical. The men, accused in an assault case, are out on bail. A few of them took to social media to accuse the officer of custodial torture. The District Collector has already ordered a magisterial inquiry against Mr Singh. Human rights defenders, however, say this is not enough. The police, they say, ought to have filed a criminal case against him. In 2020, a father and son (Jayaraj and Benicks) died after alleged custodial torture at the Sathankulam police station in the neighbouring Tuticorin district. Henri Tiphagne, executive director of People's Watch - a non-profit working a...

TCS Work From Office Rule: ‘Productivity is Hampered Because…’ - Say Employees; Two Things Worrying Staff Returning To Office – Know What © Provided by India Today The April 4 statement of the Tamil Nadu IPS Officers Association, in support of one of their new colleagues Balveer Singh being subjected to a media trial, has laid bare horrifying dimensions of custodial violence and tainted the image of the police in the state. Singh, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP) on probation and on his first independent posting since October last year, has allegedly caused multiple injuries to several accused persons and stirred an unseemly controversy. The police officer was born in Rajasthan's Tonk and did his mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. Singh, who turns 39 on May 17, was inducted into the IPS in 2020. He had earlier completed a six-year stint with the Indian Oil Corporation. What makes civil rights activists cry hoarse is that in a shocking act, he allegedly broke the teeth and crushed the testicles of some accused persons in custody in connection with a violent clash on March 10 between two groups in the caste-sensitive Ambasamudram town of Tirunelveli district in southern Tamil Nadu. The police team he led picked up nine persons, including two teenagers, and charged them with attempt to murder. In the alleged high-handed dealing with the accused in custody, Singh allegedly knocked out the teeth of five accused and crushed the tes...

Tirunelveli district superintendent of police N Silambarasan said the suspended Ambasamudram ASP has been booked under Sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 326 and 506 (i) of the IPC. A few other police personnel have also been named as accused in the FIR, sources said. Nineteen victims, including two minors, have so far accused Singh of torturing them during custody in Ambasamudram, Vikramasingapuram, Kallidaikurichi and Pappakudi police stations. At least 10 of them had said that their teeth were removed by Singh and his team of police personnel. One of the victims, Surya, after being allegedly threatened by police, retracted his statement saying that he broke his teeth in a fall. He has been missing for the past many days. On Monday, Chellappa, Esakkimuthu, E Mariappan, M Mariappan, Arunkumar, Ganesan, Subash, Vetha Narayanan and two minor boys met senior IAS officer P Amudha, who was appointed by the state government to carry out a high-level probe into the allegations. The principal secretary of rural development department is holding her inquiry at the Ambasamudram taluk office. ALSO READ | "Singh rubbed my teeth and gums with stone. I was made to sit with my innerwear at the Ambasamudram police station. I explained to Amudha what happened to me during police custody. My statement was also video-recorded with a smart phone. Amudha asked me if I wanted compensation. I told her that I want Singh’s dismissal," a minor victim told TNIE a...

Shocking allegations of custodial torture were levelled by a group of men from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, following which the Director general of police (DGP) took action against the IPS officer, Balveer Singh. In TN Assembly, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced on 29 March that the officer has been placed under suspension. The 10 men who faced the alleged custodial torture were previously arrested for offences such as clashing over a love affair, money lending, breaking CCTV cameras, and a marital dispute, The New Indian Express reported. What happened in Tirunelveli? The Assistant Superintendent of Police Balveer Singh at the Ambasamudram police division in the Tirunelveli district has been accused of breaking teeth and crushing testicles of two persons after they were called for interrogation on the charge of attempted murder on 23 March. Chellappa, one of the victims, in a purported video shared online said that the ASP locked them in a room and tied their hands with the help of other police personnel. He then stated that the ASP allegedly put on gloves, knocked out their teeth with stones, and pulled them out with cutting pliers. "He (Singh) also put stones in our mouths and beat us hard on our cheeks. The stones tore into the lip and resulted in bleeding. Even then, he did not let us go. He told us to strip to our underwear and beat us severely. They abused my two younger brothers by stomping on their private parts." Chellappa, Victim of Alleged Custodial Torture Tiru...