Overview

• S. Surjith remains held under the Goondas Act as the CB-CID leads the investigation into the killing of 27-year-old IT professional Kavin Selvaganesh.
• Allegations of police collusion center on Palayamkottai Inspector Kasi Pandian, whom the victim’s father accuses of facilitating threats and planning the attack.
• Subhashini’s father, Sub-Inspector Saravanan, was arrested on July 30 and remains in custody, while her mother, Krishnakumari, is still at large after being suspended.
• After five days of protests and a refusal to accept his remains, Kavin’s family received his body on August 1 and performed funeral rites in Arumugamangalam.
• Political leaders from DMK and the VCK, including MP Kanimozhi and Thol Thirumavalavan, have called for a High Court-monitored investigation and tougher laws to curb caste-based honour killings.