Thoothukudi Honour Killing: Victim’s father alleges conspiracy, demands arrest of accused’s parents
Thoothukudi: C Chandrasekar, the father of 26-year-old C Kavin Selva Ganesh, who was allegedly murdered in a suspected honour killing in Thoothukudi, has accused the parents of the prime accused of being part of a larger conspiracy and demanded their immediate arrest.
Speaking to The New Indian Express, Chandrasekar said justice would be served only when the parents of the accused, Surjith, are taken into custody. “We will get justice only when both the parents of the girl are arrested, as they have also conspired in the honour killing,” he said.
Recalling the close relationship between his son and Priya (name changed), Chandrasekar said the two had known each other since their school days in Class 11 and 12, and had continued to stay in touch after school. “They were in a relationship for a couple of years. She had visited our house in Bryant Nagar and even spoken to my wife over the phone,” he added.
Chandrasekar alleged that Kavin’s mother, a government school teacher, had received threatening phone calls from a woman claiming to be the girl’s mother, warning them to stop the relationship. “She even threatened that Kavin’s mother would be hit by a car,” he said. According to him, Surjith, the accused, had earlier interacted with Kavin and was aware of the relationship.
Although the family had once advised Kavin to end the relationship, Chandrasekar said the couple continued to remain in touch. “She reassured him of her commitment. We have chat records and photos to prove this,” he said, dismissing claims that the relationship was one-sided.
He further alleged that the girl’s family played an active role in the murder. “It was she who called Kavin on Sunday, asking him to come under the pretext of checking her grandfather’s medical records. That’s why he went to meet them,” he said.
Raising concerns about the way the investigation is being carried out, Chandrasekar accused the local police of caste bias. “Many in the Tirunelveli police force belong to the same Most Backward Class (MBC) community as the accused. Had the accused belonged to our Devendra Kula Velalar (DKV) community, the police would have used violence and claimed he slipped in the bathroom. Surjith is being shielded because of his community and his parents’ links to the police department,” he alleged.
Kavin’s uncle, M Esakkimuthu, also demanded a high-level probe monitored by a magistrate. He criticised Palayamkottai Inspector Kasipandian for allegedly delaying the registration of the FIR and handling the complaint in a casual manner.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
