
Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi and Social Welfare Minister P. Geetha Jeevan consoling the kin of the victim on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the State government to file a status report in response to a public interest litigation petition seeking a CBI probe into the murder of a 17-year-old Class XII girl near a village at Kulathur in Thoothukudi district.
A Division Bench of Justices N. Sathish Kumar and M. Jothiraman was hearing the petition filed by K. Mareeshwari of Thoothukudi district.
Published – March 13, 2026 10:43 pm IST

