Following the court order, the agitators largely dispersed from the venue, and the makeshift shamiana was removed.
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The State government on Thursday informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that the case of the death of R. Akash Delison, allegedly in police custody in Sivaganga district, had been altered to that of murder under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Besides, Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, had been invoked since the victim belonged to a Scheduled Caste community, it added.
Published – March 13, 2026 12:40 am IST
