Tamil Nadu BJP seeks probe after Dalit man found dead at Muslim girlfriend's home
A man identified as Dhanush was found dead in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district after he allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself at the residence of a woman he had reportedly been in a relationship with. According to police sources, the incident took place on Sunday in Kulasekaram, and preliminary investigations indicate that his death followed the woman's decision to cut off contact with him.advertisementDhanush, who belonged to a Scheduled Caste (SC) community, was employed at an IT company in Coimbatore. The woman he was in a relationship with was from the Muslim community. Police have confirmed that no suicide note was recovered from the scene, and that his family has not made any direct accusations against anyone.
The BJP has raised questions over the circumstances surrounding the death, pointing to the woman's reported familial links with the ruling DMK. BJP state president Nainar Nagendran has both demanded a thorough and independent investigation into the case, alleging potential political interference.In a post on X, Nagendran stated, 'Dhanush, a young man from a Hindu Scheduled Caste community who was about to marry a woman of a different religion in Kulasekaram, Kanyakumari district, has been found dead in a mysterious manner after hanging himself. That too, the fact that he hanged himself on the roof of the house of the woman he loved has created a lot of suspicion and anxiety.'advertisementHe further claimed, 'With reports that the woman's close relatives are in the DMK, the question has arisen in everyone's mind whether this case will be investigated properly.'Nagendran criticised the state government's handling of caste-related violence and urged the Tamil Nadu Police to ensure a proper autopsy is conducted without any bias. 'The police should not act unilaterally with the intention of supporting the ruling party's rhetoric,' he wrote, adding that the BJP would continue to support Dhanush's family in their demand for justice.
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