Thasha Jayamanogaran

Bakri Zinin says the police personnel taking care of police lock-ups on a daily basis live like detainees and he hopes to change public perception of the force.

The death of a 33-year-old man in a lock-up a police station has increased calls for an independent oversight body to investigate police misconduct.

The family of Karuna Nithi claims his body had fresh swollen marks, bruises and blood in his ears, when they saw his body on Sunday.