The Palayamkottai police on Wednesday night arrested Saravanan, 50, the father of the prime accused in the ‘caste killing’ case and suspended Sub-Inspector of Police.
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 Saravanan, sources said.
Immediately after the murder of Scheduled Caste youth, C. Kavin Selvaganesh, 27, of Arumugamangalam in Thoothukudi district on Sunday afternoon, the police arrested suspect S. 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 Surjith’s father 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 Saravanan has been arrested, the family is expected to receive the body on Thursday.
Published – July 30, 2025 10:48 pm IST
