A. Kathir, Executive Director, Evidence, addressing the media in Madurai on Wednesday.
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As there is a chance of the State police’s investigation into the alleged caste killing of Kavin Selvaganesh in Tirunelveli being compromised, the case should be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation, according to A. Kathir, Executive Director of Evidence, a Madurai-based NGO.
Stressing that both the parents of the accused, S. Surjith, 23, were Sub-Inspectors, Mr. Kathir, during a press meet here on Wednesday, said it would end up with investigating officers favouring the accused.
He questioned the intention of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and his Ministers who had not uttered a single word about the tragic death of the youth. “When Mr. Stalin could call and express his condolence to the family of custodial death victim B. Ajith Kumar and the Ministers could visit his family, why don’t they show the same concern in this case too?,” he asked.
Commenting that Mr. Stalin was double-faced in his views about a separate Act for caste killing, he said, “When the DMK was in opposition, it insisted on an Act for caste killing, but now, the same party leader refuses it, saying that the SC/ST Act was enough.”
He questioned the SC/ST Commission’s role in condemning the heinous act. “As a Commission, why can they not be swift to condemn such a horrific crime against an SC youth in broad daylight?. Their laidback approach is not going to achieve anything,” he charged.
The parents of the accused, who were also added as accused in the First Information Report, were yet to be arrested, he stated. “The precedent the State is setting in investigating such sensitive cases is baffling. When the SI couple are learned to be supportive of their son’s actions, why cannot the police arrest and remand them?,” he questioned.
Published – July 30, 2025 09:39 pm IST
