Satnam Singh Mann

On 3 April 2014 the high Court of Kerala considered the petition submitted by Harmindar Kumar singh, father of Satnam Signh Mann, seeking for CBI probe into the death of his son. During the course of hearing, Public Prosecutor admitted before the court that there were some 'omissions' in the investigation. The High court demanded police to file a statement on this issue. The case will be considered again on 8 April 2014. Meanwhile, CBI have informed the court that it is not willing to take over investigation of the case.

Satnam Singh Mann (Hindi: सतनाम सिंह मान) was a law student who was taken into custody for creating disturbances at Mata Amritanandamayi Ashram at Kollam on 1 August 2012. He died of alleged torture on 4 August 2012 in custody.

On 1 August 2012, he attempted to barge onto the podium of Amritanandamayi at her ashram in Kollam. He was unarmed. According to police, he was screaming and reciting words in Arabic. He attacked security guards and then was overpowered by devotees, who handed him over to the police. He was later taken to Government Mental Hospital, Peroorkada as he was showing signs of mental instability.

The superintendent of the mental hospital stated that there were no injuries on Mann's body when he was brought to the hospital. After being admitted to a mental asylum, Mann was attacked and was physically tortured. He died as a result of the injuries sustained in this attack. He was taken to the Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, but was declared dead on arrival. During autopsy, 77 injuries were documented on his body. He was only two weeks short of his 24th birthday when he was killed.