By arresting Muthuraj, the CBCID had detained five officers so far connected to the case in three days since taking over the probe.

The horrific degree of treatment given to the father and son had strongly spotlighted the police brutality in India.

Inspector General of CB-CID Shankar said that the four police officers have been booked under section 302- murder, 342- punishment for wrongful confinement, and 201 - causing disappearance of evidence under the Indian Penal code.

The Crime Branch - Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) has taken over the probe on Tuesday with accord to the directive of the Madras High Court Madurai Bench.

The judicial magistrate has disclosed his findings to the registry of the High court which had become another set of evidence against the police.

The emerged visuals had exemplified that the father and son duo neither protested nor rolled on the ground and all the injuries suffered by them, according to the medical records, were due to the police brutality in the prison.

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The Sivakasi town police station had registered a case under the grounds of the attempt to murder and the police department had taken two suspects under their custody for further interrogations.

The CBI had informed that it would be dropping off the mob attack case by citing the lack of evidence.