Tirunelveli SP placed under compulsory wait

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday placed under compulsory wait, the Superintendent of Police of Tirunelveli, days after a controversy erupted over alleged custodial torture involving a subordinate officer. P Saravanan IPS is placed under compulsory wait at the office of DGPHoPF Head of Police Force, a Home department order said.

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday placed under ''compulsory wait,'' the Superintendent of Police of Tirunelveli, days after a controversy erupted over alleged custodial torture involving a subordinate officer. ''P Saravanan IPS is placed under compulsory wait at the office of DGP/HoPF (Head of Police Force),'' a Home department order said. Dr L Balaji Saravanan, SP, Thoothukudi, will hold additional full charge of Tirunelveli, it added. Last week, Chief Minister M K Stalin had ordered for the suspension of IPS officer Balveer Singh, accused of custodial torture. Singh, then serving as Assistant Superintendent of Police in Ambasamudram police sub-division in Tirunelveli district, had allegedly damaged the teeth of some men brought in for questioning.

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