Kin hope custodial torture will end

Chitra’s sister Rukmani and her father Thavamani, who are in the Omandurar multi speciality hospital where Chandra has been undergoing treatment, were moved to tears when they learnt about the judgment.

Rukmani believes that the judgment would give a lot of strength for her sister to fight the murder case against her.

“The police hung her upside down naked and beat her severely. They inserted pins into her nails. The bruises have healed but the mental trauma she had undergone during the custodial torture still torments her. The judgment has proved the abuse meted out to Chitra and how harsh a suspect would be treated by the police,” Rukmani said.

Thanking judge Ramasubramanian for the speedy justice, Thavamani said no woman should be abused like Chitra any more. “Chitra was framed in the murder case. My granddaughter Rajakumari was shell-shocked when she met Chitra in the Coimbatore prison. She decided to approach the court when she saw deep cuts on Chitra’s hands and bruises all over the body. We hope Chitra’s case will put an end to custodial torture in Tamil Nadu,” said Thavamani. He recalled that Rajakumari sold two cows and a calf to meet the travel expenses she incurred to commute from Madurai to Chennai and to the Coimbatore prison.

Tirupur SP Amit Kumar Singh told DC that he would follow the high court directions. “We are yet to receive the court order. We will adhere to the directions from the court,” he said.