Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Madras HC Rejects Plea for CBI Probe in Caste Killing Case
A man named Praveen was killed because he married a woman from a different caste.
His father wanted the police to investigate his death, but the court said no.
The father believes the girl's family, who have political connections, were involved.
He says the police didn't do a good job and that some people involved weren't properly punished.
The girl, after being harassed by her family and the police, sadly took her own life.
The father feels that the investigation has not been fair and wants a different police team (CBI) to look into it, but the court disagreed.
Madras High Court dismissed a plea for a CBI probe into the caste killing of G Praveen.
Praveen was murdered in Pallikaranai after marrying a woman from a most backward community.
Praveen's father alleged the girl's family, with political connections, conspired to murder him.
The girl died by suicide due to harassment from her family and local police, according to her father.
The father claimed the police did not produce necessary evidence and that some accused evaded trial.
- Who
- Praveen, murdered in Pallikaranai, and his father, V Gopi, who filed the plea; the girl, who died by suicide; the girl's family.
- What
- Madras High Court rejected a plea for a CBI probe into the caste killing of G Praveen, who married a woman from a most backward community.
- When
- February 24, 2024, Praveen was murdered; April 2024, the girl died by suicide.
- Where
- Pallikaranai, Chennai, India.
- Why
- The plea for a CBI investigation was rejected; the petitioner alleged that the girl's family, with political connections, conspired to murder Praveen due to his marriage.
Praveen's Father
High Court/Police
Investigation Effectiveness
Praveen's Father
The police investigation was insufficient and failed to address incriminating circumstances, with some accused evading trial.
High Court/Police
The High Court dismissed the plea and refused to transfer the investigation to the CBI.
- Location of Murder
- Pallikaranai, Chennai
- Date of Murder
- February 24, 2024
- Girl's Community
- Most backward community
- Date of Suicide
- April 2024
- V. Gopi's Action
- Father filed plea for CBI probe
- Girl's Father's Affiliation
- DMK functionary