CBI re-registers BSP leader Armstrong murder case
Investigators visit scene of crime in Perambur
On August 15, 2026, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted an inspection at the location where K. Armstrong, the former president of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Tamil Nadu, was murdered. The special team arrived following instructions from the Madras High Court to re-register the case. The investigation team, from the Special Task Branch, examined the crime scene in Venugopal Samy Street, Perambur, Chennai, according to police sources.
Armstrong was killed in a brutal attack on July 5, 2024, near his residence in Chennai. The case was first handled and later charged by the Greater Chennai Police, but the Madras High Court intervened on September 24, 2025, transferring the case to the CBI upon the brother of the deceased, K. Immanuel, petitioning the court for a CBI probe, citing inadequate investigation by the local police.
The high court also dismissed the 7,411-page charge sheet prepared by the Greater Chennai Police. The Supreme Court temporarily halted the Madras High Court's order after the Chennai Police Commissioner filed a Special Leave Petition against it. However, the Supreme Court later retained the order, designating the CBI to take over the investigation.
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