Tirunelveli City Commissioner of Police Santosh Hadimani has ordered the detention of S. Surjith, 23, of KTC Nagar in Palayamkottai, under the Goondas Act. Surjith was arrested in connection with the murder of a Scheduled Caste (SC) youth C. Kavin Selvaganesh, 27, last Sunday (July 27, 2025).
An official statement from the Tirunelveli City Police said Kavin, of Arumugamangalam in Thoothukudi district, was murdered at Ashtalakshmi Nagar in KTC Nagar under the Palayamkottai police station limits. The Palayamkottai police registered a case and subsequently arrested Surjith from Mangammal Salai in KTC Nagar, on charges of murder.
The statement further said the Commissioner of Police ordered Surjith’s detention under the Goondas Act, as he posed a threat to the maintenance of law and order by committing the crime.
Demand for SI couple’s arrest
When the police held talks with the family members of the deceased on Tuesday (July 29) night, in a bid to persuade them to receive Kavin’s body from the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, his family stated that they would do so only if Surjith’s parents — Sub-Inspectors Saravanan and Krishnakumari, who have been named as accused in the First Information Report (FIR) — were also arrested.
