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Tamil Nadu govt for CBI probe into death of father, son after alleged police torture

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Salem (TN), June 28: The Tamil Nadu government has decided to transfer the probe into the death of a father-son duo, alleged victims of police torture in Tuticorin district, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chief Minister K Palanisamy said on Sunday.

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The government's decision will be informed to the Madras High Court, which is seized of the matter, and secure its approval before transferring the case to the central agency, he told reporters here.

"The government has decided that the CBI will probe the case," Palanisamy said.

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