On 8 March, a 26-year-old man died in a hospital in southern India's Tamil Nadu state, allegedly due to injuries he sustained in police custody. Almost two months later, his body is still in a hospital morgue. His parents say that they will collect it and conduct his last rites only after the policemen responsible for their son's death are arrested. They allege that Akash Delison was brutally tortured by the police after he and his friend, Gopi, were arrested in a criminal case.
Akash died two days after his arrest while Gopi remains in judicial custody. Akash and his family are members of the Dalit community, which lies at the bottom of a harsh caste hierarchy.
