**Tirunelveli Caste Killing: Accused’s Police Officer Father Arrested**

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• Saravanan,father of prime accused S. surjith in the murder case of C. kavin Selvaganesh, has been arrested by Palayamkottai police on Wednesday night (July 30, 2025).
• Saravanan’s wife Krishnakumari-a Sub-Inspector of Police-was also questioned. The family is connected to the ongoing investigation into the caste killing case.
• The probe has been transferred to the Crime Branch-CID (CB-CID), and S.Surjith was detained under the Goondas Act earlier that day.
• Caste-related violence is alleged as motive; S. Surjith had killed IT employee Kavin Selvaganesh for being in a romantic relationship with his elder sister, a siddha medical practitioner.
• Kavin’s family refused compensation and declined to receive his body until both parents were arrested; after Saravanan’s arrest, they are expected to take possession of the body from Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital mortuary on Thursday (July 30).

Indian Opinion Analysis
This incident underscores persistent challenges surrounding caste-based violence in India despite constitutional protections and evolving societal norms against discrimination. The killing reportedly motivated by caste prejudice highlights deeper systemic issues including resistance toward inter-caste relationships within certain communities.

The involvement of law enforcement figures in this case introduces an additional layer-both ethically and institutionally-to concerns regarding fairness and accountability in investigations related to socio-culturally sensitive crimes like honor killings.

While transferring the investigation to CB-CID signifies a positive step towards ensuring impartiality, it also raises questions about coherence between policing systems when addressing such grave offenses effectively.Equally critically important is Kavin’s family’s refusal of compensation linked by law for Scheduled Caste victims as a form silent statement/show underlying principle presumed/request sense assurance-step weighed others outcome judicial Transparency progress-actions/result readiness/family determination body’s terms point society broadly reading-click externally read more analysis here