Chennai, Aug. 21 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday that it has filed a charge sheet in the case of the custodial death of a temple guard, Ajith Kumar in Sivaganga district on June 29.

The charge sheet was filed before the chief judicial magistrate of Madurai, officials submitted to the court. A bench of justices SM Subramaniam and G Arul Murugan asked the CBI to file a status report on September 24. Details of the contents of the chargesheet and who has been named are yet to be revealed in the case that caused a political furore in the state.

Five policemen (S Raja, A Anand, S Sankaramanikandan, G Praphu and G Kannan) were suspended over the death of the securit...