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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court connected Wednesday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to nutrient the CCTV footage recorded connected Tirunelveli- Seevalaperi agelong connected July 27, 2025, the time techie Kavin Selvaganesh, who belonged to a Scheduled Caste, was murdered allegedly by the member of his caste Hindu girlfriend.
Justice L. Victoria Gowri sought the CCTV footage portion proceeding petitions filed by the accused — K. Saravanan, begetter of main accused Surjith and K. Jayapal, Surjith’s relative — who sought a absorption to quash the chargesheet filed against them.
In his petition, Saravanan said the prosecution alleged that helium facilitated hiding of Surjith successful a quarry (after the crime). The region betwixt the spot of execution and the hideout exceeded 15-20 km and determination were 20-25 CCTV cameras on the route. Despite the availability of specified important physics evidence, the prosecution had failed to nutrient immoderate CCTV footage showing whether helium travelled to the quarry, Jayapal went determination aft Surjith’s arrival, oregon the duration of their alleged stay.
The petitioner said if specified footage had been produced, it would intelligibly found that helium was not contiguous astatine the hideout and helium was the 1 who handed implicit Surjith to the constabulary connected the highway. The deliberate non-collection and suppression of this captious grounds demonstrated that the prosecution avoided producing worldly which would person exonerated him.
Jayapal said helium learnt astir the incidental lone aft Surjith reached the quarry. The prosecution case, adjacent arsenic pleaded successful the last report, did not disclose immoderate worldly to amusement helium had anterior cognition of the transgression oregon that helium prearranged immoderate structure for Surjith.
He said connected the contrary, the series of events indicated that Surjith independently proceeded to the quarry. Only aft Surjith’s accomplishment did helium go alert of the incident. There was nary admissible worldly specified arsenic anterior call, connection oregon autarkic witnesser to found helium directed Surjith towards the quarry.
Kavin from Arumugamangalam adjacent Eral successful Thoothukudi territory was successful a narration with Siddha doc S. Subhashini of Palayamkottai, who belongs to an intermediate caste.
Kavin was murdered connected July 27, 2025, allegedly by Ms. Subhashini’s younger member Surjith. The constabulary arrested Surjith, his begetter Saravanan, a Sub-Inspector of Police, and relative Jayapaul for assisting him. Surjith’s parent Krishnakumari, besides an SI, has been placed nether suspension.
