The parents of a young engineering student who died in police custody in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district in March were detained on Thursday after they attempted to stop Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s convoy near the Secretariat in Chennai.
According to the police, the couple had been protesting with their relatives, seeking justice for their deceased son. They were taken into custody after they attempted to breach CM Vijay’s moving convoy, India Today reported.
Akash Delison, an engineering graduate from Sivaganga district, allegedly died in police custody in March after he was arrested in a criminal case. While his parents and family members claimed that he was brutally tortured in custody, police denied the claim.
A video of the incident showed
Delison’s father jumping over an iron railing in an attempt to breach the convoy. When two cops rushed to nab him, he seemingly dodged them and ran towards the lane through which the Chief Minister’s convoy was passing.
CM Vijay’s Convoy Faces Security Breach Near Secretariat.
The duo reportedly attempted to break through the police cordon in a frantic bid to stop the CM’s convoy, apparently to petition him.
The police detained the couple, who, were the parents of a custodial death victim. pic.twitter.com/4Dw4qkoK7k
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Soon after, his wife jumped over the railing to follow him. She was stopped by women police officers and the couple was subsequently stopped from reaching CM Vijay’s car.
More details are awaited.
