Rajinikanth speaks about Sathankulam custodial deaths.

Actor Rajinikanth on Wednesday expressed deep shock over Sathankulam custodial deaths and said that all the officials connected with the incident should be severely punished. Jeyaraj and his son Fennix died due to alleged custodial torture in Sathankulam town in Thoothukudi. The father and son were allegedly beaten to death by the police.

The police picked up the father-son duo after they kept their mobile shop open during the lockdown. While Fennix died at the Kovilpatti General Hospital on June 22, his father died on June 23.

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In a strongly-worded statement in Tamil, Rajinikanth wrote: “The manner in which a few police officials behaved with the magistrate has been very shocking. All the officials connected with the incident should be severely punished. They should not be spared.”