Tirunelveli caste killing accused detained beneath Goondas Act

Tirunelveli City Commissioner of Police Santosh Hadimani has ordered the detention of S. Surjith, 23, of KTC Nagar in Palayamkottai, beneath the Goondas Act. Surjith was arrested in reference to the homicide of a Scheduled Caste (SC) youth C. Kavin Selvaganesh, 27, final Sunday (July 27, 2025).

An official assertion from the Tirunelveli City Police mentioned Kavin, of Arumugamangalam in Thoothukudi district, was murdered at Ashtalakshmi Nagar in KTC Nagar beneath the Palayamkottai police station limits. The Palayamkottai police registered a case and subsequently arrested Surjith from Mangammal Salai in KTC Nagar, on costs of homicide.

The assertion additional mentioned the Commissioner of Police ordered Surjith’s detention beneath the Goondas Act, as he posed a menace to the upkeep of regulation and order by committing the crime.

Demand for SI couple’s arrest

When the police held talks with the members of the family of the deceased on Tuesday (July 29) night time, in a bid to steer them to obtain Kavin’s physique from the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, his household acknowledged that they’d achieve this provided that Surjith’s dad and mom — Sub-Inspectors Saravanan and Krishnakumari, who’ve been named as accused within the First Information Report (FIR) — had been additionally arrested.

The talks remained inconclusive, and as of Wednesday (July 30) afternoon, there was no signal of the physique being obtained.

Meanwhile, the questioning of Saravanan and Krishnakumari, who’ve been positioned beneath suspension after being named within the FIR, continues to be beneath manner. Investigators try to find out whether or not the couple performed any position within the homicide or had prior information of their son Surjith’s alleged plan to kill Kavin, who was in a relationship with their daughter, a Siddha medical practitioner.

After his arrest, Surjith reportedly advised the police that he had warned Kavin, an IT worker, many instances to sever the ties together with his sister as he belonged to an SC group, and he or she, an Most Backward Classes (MBC) group.

“When Kavin introduced his grandfather for therapy to the Siddha hospital the place the lady was working final Sunday, Surjith utilised the chance to homicide Kavin,” mentioned the police, after recording the assertion of the accused.

Based on the data the investigators have obtained so removed from Surjith and his sister, the police are questioning their dad and mom. Officials have additionally deliberate to take Surjith into custody for additional interrogation.