Chennai:
The Madras High Court has ordered that a crime suspect, alleged to be a victim of police torture, be treated at a private super-speciality hospital yesterday.
Justice K Chandru said that the question as to who would bear the cost of the medical treatment would be decided later and made it clear that his direction was an interim order.
C Dhanasekaran, arrested by North Chennai police, was admitted in the Government Royapettah Hospital on March 16. The police, without elaborating, claimed he had fallen from a height of 40 feet and suffered fractures.
The victim's sister Ms Chitra has approached the Madras High Court, pleading for better treatment for her brother. She claimed he was a victim of police torture.
Justice Chandru appointed advocate V Lakshmi Narayanan to meet the victim in the hospital and get his version. The advocate's report more or less confirmed Ms Chitra's submissions.
The judge then referred the man to the private hospital, and posted the matter to April 25.
Justice K Chandru said that the question as to who would bear the cost of the medical treatment would be decided later and made it clear that his direction was an interim order.
C Dhanasekaran, arrested by North Chennai police, was admitted in the Government Royapettah Hospital on March 16. The police, without elaborating, claimed he had fallen from a height of 40 feet and suffered fractures.
The victim's sister Ms Chitra has approached the Madras High Court, pleading for better treatment for her brother. She claimed he was a victim of police torture.
Justice Chandru appointed advocate V Lakshmi Narayanan to meet the victim in the hospital and get his version. The advocate's report more or less confirmed Ms Chitra's submissions.
The judge then referred the man to the private hospital, and posted the matter to April 25.
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