When friends and family members went to the station, they heard screams emanating from inside, growing louder as night fell. The next afternoon, the two men, Ponraj Jeyaraj, 58, and Beniks Jeyaraj, 31, stumbled outside surrounded by officers, blood dripping down the backs of their legs. They had clearly been tortured in police custody, family members and lawyers in the town said. “Please, find a way to get us bail,” Ponraj Jeyaraj begged his sister, Jaya Joseph, as he was taken to a hospital, she recalled. Police officials in charge of the station declined to comment, saying the case was now under federal investigation.

Source: New York Times August 20, 2020 06:56 UTC