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The death of a father and his son, victims of police torture after their arrest, according to their family, sparked indignation in India against police violence.
India is mobilizing. The death of a father and his son, victims of police torture after their arrest, according to their family, aroused a wave of indignation against the brutality of the police. Some draw a parallel with the murder in the United States of George Floyd. A petition for justice has been launched on the social network Twitter.
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They die a few days after their arrest
J. Jayaraj, 58, and Bennicks Immanuel, 31, were arrested on June 19 in southern Tamil Nadu state, accused of leaving their business open after legal time, despite the confinement in force. linked to the coronavirus pandemic. They died a few days later in hospital, according to official sources. Their families accuse the police of assaulting them and claim that they suffered from rectal bleeding.
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Two police officers involved in their arrest were suspended, according to the state government.
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The deaths of the two men in the small town of Sathankulam sparked protests across the state, where traders went on strike on Wednesday.
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“The culprits must not go unpunished,” Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra Jonas tweeted on Saturday.
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The same justice as for George Floyd
“We demand the same justice as we did for George Floyd,” said actress Krystle D’Souza.
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Lawyer and activist Jignesh Mevani wrote that “George Floyd of India are far too many”.
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A 46-year-old African-American, George Floyd, was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25, sparking riots in the United States and a wave of international outrage.
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According to a report by the National Human Rights Commission, 3,146 people died on Indian police premises in 2017-2018. According to the same source, the police often claim that these are suicides or natural deaths.
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