MADURAI: Madras high court has ordered an FIR and “action in accordance with the law” against two TN cops for alleged custodial torture of a passport applicant in Virudhunagar in 2020. Justice Sunder Mohan observed disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against sub-inspector S Manikandan and constable SP Selvaraj on charges of torturing Thavakannan, and these constituted cognizable offences merited an FIR and follow-up action. Justice Mohan rejected an additional public prosecutor’s contention that departmental proceedings were not binding.