Annual Report 2012-2013 actual disease or illness suffered by the prisoner. The Commission observed that there appeared to be a prima facie violation of the right to life in the said case including right to get necessary medical treatment from a doctor during the custody in jail. 4.29 The Commission directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Assam to show cause as to why a suitable compensation should not be awarded to the next of kin of the deceased Lal Mahatoo for medical negligence on the part of officers and employees of the State. 4.30 The Secretary, Medical and Health Department, Government of Assam and Director General of Prisons, Assam were also directed to get a thorough enquiry conducted against the concerned doctors and the jail officials for alleged medical negligence in the treatment of the deceased prisoner as per the report of magisterial enquiry and to take appropriate action against the erring officials. 4.31 The requisite reports are awaited by the Commission. 5. Death of Sivakumar in Judicial Custody in Tiruchirapalli due to Torture by Police (Case No. 1014/22/36/08-09-JCD) 4.32 The Commission received an intimation dated 18 August 2008 from the District Collector, Tiruchirapalli that two employees of Sree Ramvilas Oil Company of Thiruvaiyaru were waylaid and looted of `56,60,000 while they were going to deposit the collection money in ICICI Bank at Kumbakondam. A criminal case No.157/2008 was also registered on 8 July 2008 at Swamimalai Police Station regarding the dacoity. During investigation by the police, the name of one Sivakumar came to light and he was arrested on 15 August 2008 at 06.15 a.m. near Leelavati Tea Stall in Thillaisthan village. The information of arrest was given to his sister and some recoveries were also made from Sivakumar's house. Thereafter, he was produced in the court and remanded to judicial custody for 15 days. He was sent to Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli. On 17 August 2008, he was sent from the jail to Government Hospital, Tiruchirapalli with multiple injuries. He died in the hospital on the same day during the course of treatment. The postmortem report revealed eleven ante-mortem injuries and the cause of death was on account of multiple contusions and respiratory distress. 4.33 During the magisterial enquiry, while the police claimed that Sivakumar had been arrested around 6.15 a.m. on 15 August 2008, Sasikala, wife of the deceased deposed before the Magistrate that her husband was taken away for interrogation on 5 August 2008. She also stated before the Magistrate that she had gone to Swamimalai Police Station on 9 August 2008 with her relatives and Advocate R. Sivasubramanyan. She further stated that the Advocate was allowed to meet her husband who after the meeting informed that Sivakumar was beaten and had swollen legs. She testified that on 15 August 2008 while she had gone with her relatives to Karakottai to perform the last rites of her grandmother, the police came to her house and told the sister-in-law that Sivakumar was being taken to Tiruchi Prison. NHRC 29