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Akash Delison
Coverage of Akash Delison in the Nexus archive.
- Body of custodial torture victim Akash Delison taken for cremation following court order
Akash Delison's body was taken for cremation following a court order after he died on March 8 due to custodial torture by Manamadurai police. His family refused to receive his body.
- HC directs State to perform last rites of custodial torture victim
The High Court (HC) has directed the state to perform last rites for Akash Delison, a victim of custodial torture. Delison's family refused to receive the body.
- Three months on, family of custodial torture victim refuses to receive his body
The family of custodial torture victim Akash Delison has refused to receive his body three months after his death. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ordered his father to collect the body by June 15, 2026, at 5 p.m., warning that the state would dispose of it otherwise.