Court dismisses suit over engineer’s 2013 death in custody

Published: Feb 22, 2022 4:10 AM

The family of P Karuna Nithi failed in their latest civil action against the police and government over his death in custody in 2013.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning dismissed the family’s lawsuit over the engineer’s death which was allegedly caused by injuries inflicted by the police as well as other detainees.

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