Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami handed over the order posting Percis Jayaraj as the Junior Assistant in the Revenue Department in Thoothukudi on compassionate grounds. Percis is the daughter of Jeyaraj and sister of Beniks, the father-son duo who lost their lives due to custodial torture in Sathankulam police station.
The Tamil Nadu CM had on 24 June announced Rs 20 lakh solatium for the kin of the traders from the Chief Minister Relief fund and also assured a government job for one of the family members. Based on the announcement, the Minister for Information and Publicity Kadambur Raju on 26 June gave Rs 20 lakh aid to the family.