Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Kerala Official Arrested Over Derogatory Remarks on Plane Crash Victim
A government official in Kerala, A. Pavithran, got arrested for posting mean comments on social media about a nurse named Ranjitha who died in a plane crash.
He made sexist and caste-based remarks.
Ranjitha was a nurse returning to the UK.
Pavithran was charged with several offenses and the government is considering firing him because of his past behavior.
A Kerala government official was arrested for making offensive social media posts about a plane crash victim.
The official, A. Pavithran, made derogatory remarks and casteist slurs against Ranjitha Gopakumaran Nair, a nurse who died in the Ahmedabad plane crash.
Pavithran was booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the IT Act.
Ranjitha, a single parent, was returning to the UK after visiting Kerala to finalize leave extension related to her government job.
The District Collector recommended Pavithran's dismissal from service due to repeated misconduct.
- Who
- A. Pavithran and Ranjitha Gopakumaran Nair.
- What
- A government official was arrested for making offensive social media comments.
- When
- The arrest occurred after the plane crash.
- Where
- Kerala, India
- Why
- Pavithran made derogatory, sexist, and casteist remarks about Ranjitha.
- Official Arrested
- A. Pavithran
- Official's Role
- Junior Superintendent/Deputy Tehsildar
- Location
- Kerala, India
- Victim
- Ranjitha Gopakumaran Nair
- Incident
- Ahmedabad Air India plane crash
- Charges
- BNS and IT Act violations
Sources
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