Torture
Amazonas Civil Police arrested two men, aged 21 and 24, on Wednesday (April 22) for torturing and killing a man in Uarini over an alleged theft of a grill plate. Investigations indicate five people took part in the assault. Two other suspects had been arrested earlier, with one still at large.
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A Madurai court in Tamil Nadu on April 6, 2026, sentenced nine policemen to death for the custodial torture and murder of trader P. Jayaraj (58) and his son J. Benicks (31) in Sattankulam, Thoothukudi district, in June 2020. The father and son were detained at Sattankulam police station for allegedly violating COVID-19 lockdown norms by keeping their mobile phone sales and service showroom open. The case shook civil society and became a political issue.