HC suspends life sentence to 3 cops

Madras High Court todaysuspended the life imprisonment awarded by a lower court to three police personnel attached to the Vadapalani police station here in an alleged encounter death case.

A bench comprising Justices M Jaichandran and S Nagamuthu passed the interim order on an appeal from the three police personnel.

Additional Sessions Judge J Mavis Deepika Sundaravadana had sentenced the accused - then Inspector (crime) Natesan, SSI VK Murthy and Head Constable Murugesan, to life imprisonment in connection with the death of a 34-year old man in October 11 after he was taken into custody in a burglary case.

Challenging this, the three accused filed the appeal in the high court.