Custodial death: HC dismisses bail plea of 4 accused cops

Madurai: Madras high court on Monday dismissed the bail petitions filed by four accused police personnel who were arrested in connection with the custodial death of Madapuram temple security guard B Ajith Kumar in Thiruppuvanam in Sivaganga district.S Srimathy dismissed the bail petitions filed by Ananth, Raja, Prabhu and Sankaramanikandan.During the previous hearing, CBI informed the court that the jewellery theft case against Ajith Kumar, who was beaten to death by the Sivaganga district police while in custody, was closed due to lack of evidence. This prompted the judge to orally remark that a person was beaten to death for nothing. She then asked whether action would be initiated against the complainant (Nikitha), who was the root cause of the incident, in the theft case.