India, April 6 -- In a major development in the high-profile Sathankulam custodial deaths case, a court in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on April 6, 2026, sentenced nine police personnel to death for the custodial torture and murder of a father-son duo in 2020. The verdict comes nearly six years after the incident that sparked nationwide outrage and intensified debates over police brutality and accountability in India. 

Sathankulam Custodial Deaths Case: Court Calls Crime 'Rarest of Rare'

The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai, presided over by Judge G. Muthukumaran, delivered the sentence after earlier convicting the nine officers on March 23, 2026. The court described the crime as a "rarest of rare" case, citing the e...