Justice for J Fenix and P Jeyaraj

Jeyaraj was taken to the Sathankulam station on June 19 allegedly for keeping his timber shop open past 9 pm. Fenix, who ran a mobile phone shop, went there to enquire after him. But, police booked and remanded both of them.
Police allegedly assaulted the duo at the police stations and at the sub jail. On Monday evening, a bleeding Fenix was shifted to the hospital shortly before he died. Jeyaraj died a few hours later.
Jeyaraj’s wife Selvarani accused the police of concealing the fact that father and son were badly injured from the judicial magistrate. She alleged that police had denied them medical aid despite “beating them brutally”.
By the end of the day, four policemen, including two sub-inspectors, were suspended pending inquiry and 12 police staff, including an inspector, were transferred.
Further there are many such instances where the police just get away with a short term suspension or get transferred. This petition is to urge the government to decline and terminate the licenses of such policemen so as to put an end to their doings. And in this case of assaulting and murdering two citizens, The government is to take greater action than just license termination.

Karen Pradeep    Contact the author of the petition