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The Hindu
2 hours ago
- The Hindu
Tirunelveli caste killing: Accused Surjith's police sub-inspector father arrested
Police had picked up Saravanan and his wife Krishnakumari, also a Sub-Inspector of Police, for questioning in the case, after the arrest of their son Mr. Surjith The Palayamkottai police on Wednesday night (July 30, 2025) arrested Saravanan, 50, the father of the prime accused S. Surjith in the 'caste killing' case and suspended Sub-Inspector of Police. Earlier in the day, Mr. Surjith was detained under Goondas Act. Police sources said the investigation into case has been transferred to the Crime Branch-CID (CB-CID). After a prolonged discussion, Inspector-General of Police, South Zone, Prem Anand Sinha, and Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Santosh Hadimani, ordered the arrest of Mr. Saravanan, sources said. Immediately after the murder of Scheduled Caste youth, C. Kavin Selvaganesh, 27, of Arumugamangalam in Thoothukudi district on Sunday afternoon (July 27, 2025), the police arrested suspect Mr. Surjith, 23, of Mangammal Salai in KTC Nagar in Palayamkottai. He murdered the IT employee for having been in a relationship with his elder sister, a siddha medical practitioner. The police also picked up Mr. Surjith's father Mr. Saravanan and his mother Krishnakumari, also a Sub-Inspector of Police, for questioning. Demanding their arrest, Kavin's family refused to accept his body kept in the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital mortuary. They also refused to receive the compensation usually given to the family of the Scheduled Caste victims if they were assaulted or murdered by other upper or intermediate caste members. They made it clear that they would receive the body only after the arrest of the couple. As Mr. Saravanan has been arrested, the family is expected to receive the body on Thursday (July 31).
Hindustan Times
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
CB-CID handed over Tirunelveli hate crime probe
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police on Wednesday transferred the probe, into a suspected case of hate crime in Tirunelveli district wherein 27-year-old Dalit IT professional was allegedly murdered by the family of a woman he was in a relationship with, to the CB-CID and also invoked the Goondas Act against the accused, officials said. CB-CID handed over Tirunelveli hate crime probe According to police, the main accused Surjith was booked under the Goondas Act for allegedly murdering Kavin Selva Ganesh, belonging to the Devendra Kula Vellalar community, a sub-caste of Dalits, for being in a relationship with his sister, S Subhashini, who belonged to the Maravar community. Based on the complaint of Ganesh's mother S Tamilselvli, the parents of the accused, Saravanan and Krishnakumari, sub-inspectors in the Tamil Nadu Special Police Force, were also named in the FIR and suspended on June 29. 'The couple serving as sub-inspectors in the Tamil Nadu Special Police Force have been suspended to ensure that the investigation is impartial and transparent. Considering the nature and importance of the case, and to ensure a free and unbiased investigation, the case has now been handed over to the CB-CID,' director general of police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal said. According to police, on July 27, Ganesh was invited by Surjith to his house for a discussion and he agreed to tag along. But on the way, Surjith abruptly stopped his two-wheeler, pulled out a sickle and indiscriminately attacked Ganesh. When Ganesh tried to flee, Surjith overpowered him and hacked him to death. The suspected hate crime has led to a growing chorus, with the allies of the ruling DMK demanding a separate legislation to tackle such incidents. Thol Thirumavalavan, chief of VCK, an ally of the ruling DMK, demanded a legislation to prevent such crimes. CPI(M) state secretary P Shanmugam, too, demanded that the state government enact a legislation to prevent such incidents. 'The Tamil Nadu government must enact a specific law to help prevent such crimes,' said MP Sasikanth Senthil of the Congress, an ally of the ruling DMK.
New Indian Express
5 hours ago
- New Indian Express
TN ‘Honour killing': Father held, case transferred to CB-CID
TIRUNELVELI: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday transferred the probe into the 'honour killing' of an SC youth, Kavin Selvaganesh, by the son of a police sub-inspector couple to the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) and invoked Goondas Act against the suspect, S Surjith. According to the statement issued by DGP Shankar Jiwal's office, the case was transferred to ensure a free, fair and unbiased investigation, considering the nature and significance of the crime. Meanwhile, police on Wednesday night arrested Saravanan, father of Surjith who had allegedly hacked Kavin on Sunday. This comes after several hours of inquiry with Saravanan at the Palayamkottai police station. Nellai police commissioner orders Surjith's detention under Goondas After the arrest, the SI was brought to Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital for a check-up. 'Kavin was murdered on Sunday in Tirunelveli. Based on a complaint from the victim's mother, Palayamkottai police registered a case against Surjith, his father Saravanan, and mother Krishnakumari. Surjith was arrested the same day and remanded in judicial custody,' police said. Surjith's family belongs to MBC community. Both parents of the accused are serving as sub-inspectors in the TN Special Police unit. To uphold transparency and impartiality in the inquiry, the police department has suspended the couple, police said. On Wednesday, Tirunelveli city police commissioner Santosh Hadimani ordered Surjith's detention under the Goondas Act. A police official said investigators have not yet got full access to Kavin's photos of Surjith with sickle and machete, suspected to have been posted by him on his Instagram page, went viral.
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Time of India
Caste killing case transferred to CB-CID; accused detained under Goondas
Tirunelveli: The investigation into the murder of 27-year-old dalit man Kavin Selvaganesh has been transferred to the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID), the Tamil Nadu police said in a statement on Wednesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This was because the parents of the main accused, S Surjith, 23, are serving as sub-inspectors in the Tamil Nadu Special Police Force, it said. Both Saravanan and Krishnakumari, named as co-accused in the FIR, were suspended from service. "Considering the seriousness and importance of the case, and to guarantee an independent and unbiased investigation, the case has now been handed over to the CB-CID," the release added. Earlier in the day, Surjith was detained under Goondas Act following a detention order issued by Tirunelveli commissioner of police Santosh Hadimani. Meanwhile, for the fourth consecutive day, Kavin's parents refused to receive his body, demanding the arrest of Subashini's parents and action against police officials allegedly complicit in the case. Speaking to reporters in Tirunelveli, Kavin's father Chandrasekar alleged that Palayamkottai inspector Kasi Pandian threatened his son 15 days before the murder. "Even now, no senior officer has come forward to investigate. Pandian should be dismissed. If the govt does not act, we will resort to all forms of protest," he said. Kavin, a native of Tuticorin district and belonging to the scheduled caste devendra kula vellalar community, was hacked to death on July 27 at KTC Nagar in Tirunelveli. The murder is believed to have been triggered by his relationship with Subashini, a woman from the maravar caste. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Meanwhile, A Kathir, founder of the dalit rights NGO Evidence, demanded that Krishnakumari and Saravanan be arrested immediately. At a press conference in Madurai, he claimed that Kavin's family possesses chat records confirming the relationship between Kavin and Subashini. "This doesn't appear to be a murder executed solely by Surjith. The injury marks on Kavin's body suggest the involvement of trained assailants. The postmortem was done in haste, and we demand a second, transparent autopsy," he said. Kathir urged chief minister M K Stalin to respond to the incident, drawing parallels with the custodial death case in Madapuram. He called for a dedicated law to prevent caste-based killings in the state. Later in the evening, senior ministers K N Nehru and Anitha R Radhakrishnan, along with south zone IG Prem Anand Sinha and Tirunelveli city police commissioner Santosh Hadimani, met Kavin's parents and urged the family to receive the body, stating that the case had been transferred to the CB-CID. However, Kavin's parents refused to receive the body, insisting that Surjith's parents must be arrested since they have been named as accused in the FIR.
The Hindu
15 hours ago
- The Hindu
Tirunelveli ‘caste killing': Accused Surjith's Sub-Inspector father arrested
Police had picked up Saravanan and his wife Krishnakumari, also a Sub-Inspector of Police, for questioning in the case, after the arrest of their son Mr. Surjith The Palayamkottai police on Wednesday night (July 30, 2025) arrested Saravanan, 50, the father of the prime accused S. Surjith in the 'caste killing' case and suspended Sub-Inspector of Police. Earlier in the day, Mr. Surjith was detained under Goondas Act. Police sources said the investigation into case has been transferred to the Crime Branch-CID (CB-CID). After a prolonged discussion, Inspector-General of Police, South Zone, Prem Anand Sinha, and Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Santosh Hadimani, ordered the arrest of Mr. Saravanan, sources said. Immediately after the murder of Scheduled Caste youth, C. Kavin Selvaganesh, 27, of Arumugamangalam in Thoothukudi district on Sunday afternoon (July 27, 2025), the police arrested suspect Mr. Surjith, 23, of Mangammal Salai in KTC Nagar in Palayamkottai. He murdered the IT employee for having been in a relationship with his elder sister, a siddha medical practitioner. The police also picked up Mr. Surjith's father Mr. Saravanan and his mother Krishnakumari, also a Sub-Inspector of Police, for questioning. Demanding their arrest, Kavin's family refused to accept his body kept in the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital mortuary. They also refused to receive the compensation usually given to the family of the Scheduled Caste victims if they were assaulted or murdered by other upper or intermediate caste members. They made it clear that they would receive the body only after the arrest of the couple. As Mr. Saravanan has been arrested, the family is expected to receive the body on Thursday (July 30, 2025) .
