The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Nagercoil custodial death revives memories of the 1996 prison killing that shook Tamil Nadu
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K. Muralitharan
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A recent custodial death in Nagercoil jail has prompted comparisons to a violent 1996 prison break and murder at the same facility. The article recounts the historical incident where an armed gang infiltrated the prison to kill an inmate.
The recent murder of a prisoner named S. Sabari Varman inside the Nagercoil jail has sent shockwaves across Tamil Nadu. For people of a certain vintage in the area, though, this killing has revived memories of another horrific murder that took place inside the exact same prison back in 1996.
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