The news of the brutal murder of 27-year-old temple security guard Ajithkumar is still haunting the state of Tamil Nadu. As investigation progresses, the complainant’s background details have begun emerging.
Just yesterday, it came to be known that the complainant “Dr Nikitha”, who accused Ajithkumar of theft, was linked to an earlier fraud case involving a government job scam.
Nikitha of Thirumangalam, Madurai was long known for orchestrating fraudulent job rackets, targeting vulnerable youth and retired citizens across Tamil Nadu.
However, conflicting narratives, including a new video released by Nikitha herself, have cast serious doubt on the authenticity of her complaint. More damningly, a growing number of victims have come forward alleging that Nikitha, along with her family, defrauded them of lakhs of rupees under the pretext of securing government jobs.
A Decade Of Fraud?
Nikitha, who identified herself as a “doctor,” is in fact believed to be a Ph.D. holder working as a professor in a government college. Her mother Sivagami and father Jayaperumal are retired government officers. According to multiple testimonies, the family, particularly Nikitha, her brother Kaviyarasu, and relatives ran a job scam operation between 2010 and 2011, collecting money from jobseekers with promises of placements in government departments.
Rasangam, Madurai
A man named Rasangam, a milk vendor from Potta Patti in Madurai district, said he was persuaded by Jayaperumal who was known to him, to pay ₹8 lakh on the assurance that his son’s B.Ed qualification would land him a government school posting. Rasangam recounted how he mortgaged assets to raise the money, only to be cheated and stonewalled.
Speaking to Polimer News, he said, “I am from Madurai’s Thirumangalam. My name is Rasangam. I was doing milk business at that time. I have met Jayaperumal, he is from a neighbouring village. So, sometimes I went to his house and met him, and we would talk. He told me that there was a government vacancy and since my grandson had done B.Ed, he could get him a job in a college. He said he had connections with Kalaignar’s family and those close to Stalin. You can trust me on this. Without denying whatever he said, and since he assured that he knew the Kalaignar family, and he was a retired government official. I gave him ₹8 lakh rupees. Then he would keep dragging and stalling saying he got some work and told me to wait for some time. I even went home and talked to him. Then he said that there was no opportunity for employment. I gave your money to a relative, you can get it back from him. He said that and has escaped. I have not seen him or met him after that. Later, I complained to the SP office once but no action was taken. It is 14 years now since I lost my money. They are not relatives but was a student in the same place as my son.” He further stated that since the government changed, they could not do anything about it – they did not return the money even.
The victim’s grandson stated that they were threatened for filing a case over not receiving the money. He said, “Nikitha is my uncle’s student. I came to know her only through him. They said that they had direct connection with Kalaignar and Stalin. So they can give us the job. We knew them for about 5-6 years. Trusting them, we gave them the money. You must have met my grandfather Rasangam, he is 85 years old. He used to sell milk with his bicycle. He saved up his hardearned money 8 lakh rupees and gave it to them. I had also completed MA and B.Ed. They said they will get me a VO job and asked for the money. In total, we paid them 16 lakh rupees. We gave it in 100 rupee notes but they refused to take it and asked us to change it to 500 rupee notes. We managed to get it with great difficulty. We were not the only victims, there were more from Chennai, Ramanathapuram, and Sekkanoor and they have been cheated out of approximately one crore rupees. When we pressed hard for the money, a lawyer named Pasuman Pandian from Thirunagar – who is Nikitha’s brother Kaviarasu’s brother-in-law, contacted us and threatened us, stating that we would not get our money back and to do whatever we could. He also told them that Nikitha’s family had “gone outside” and that we should “do whatever we could.” We went to the SP and complained. They promised us that they would arrest them – this was back in 2011. They did not do anything, and they are free today, but we are suffering. We want justice. We were shamed economically so we also went our way. ”
A College Principal
Yet another victim of Nikitha’s is her college principal who was told that she had contacts with IAS officers. He gave her 8 lakh rupees that was borrowed at interest. Weeping, he said, “In 2010, Nikitha was my B.Ed student and that is how I got to know the family, they are also relatives. Sivagami who feigned inability to walk in a temple, called him at 11:45 PM, promising a government job in two days if I brought nine lakh rupees. I had completed M.Com, M.Ed, and M.Phil. I was told that as a relative, I should meet Jayaperumal, my uncle. Me and my father met Jayaperumal, who demanded nine lakh rupees for a postgraduate teacher position. They also asked me to inform other relatives about immediate job opportunities. My sister’s son, who had finished B.Ed, was asked for seven lakh rupees for a Block Development Officer (BDO) job. They collected biodata, certificates, and university documents. The money was paid in two or three installments. At times, we struggled to arrange the money and borrowed at interest. So we had to give that money in 10 rupee notes. Jayaperumal and Sivagami refused those 10-rupee notes, stating it was embarrassing for them. But only I know the immense difficulty I faced in arranging the interest-borrowed money. Sivagami and Jayaperumal took 19 lakh rupees from my fellow professor Selvam’s sister and brother. The family members involved in taking the money were Sivagami, Jayaperumal (her husband), Kaviarasu (Nikitha’s brother, also known as Vaibhav Saran Kavi), his wife Sugadevi, and Kaviarasu’s brother-in-law. Kaviarasu’s brother-in-law (Bhagat Singh) was the one who finally refused to return the money and dismissed them, saying “do what you can”. After the elections were announced, they went into hiding, locking their house. News reports identified Jayaperumal as a retired Deputy Collector and Sivakami as a PG Physical Director. Nikitha herself studied B.Ed under me in 2006 and now works as a professor in a government college, earning a salary of lakhs of rupees. When I went back to ask for my money, I had no means to even eat porridge (kanji), but they told me, “Even if you die, we won’t give you a single rupee”. Ten days back, me and my wife went to Nikitha and Sivagami’s house in Aalampatti to ask for money, but they claimed they had “no way to even eat”. However, they defrauded people of crores of rupees. Other victims include Murugesan and Muthukodi from Aalampatti, a disabled bank employee from Vasantha Nagar who gave his retirement benefits for his son’s job, and a lab attendant/assistant from Nikitha’s college who gave money for his son’s job, I have also heard that Senthil, Dhanasekaran from Chennai paid large sums, specifically 70 to 80 lakh rupees. These people have retirement benefits after retiring from government jobs. Despite my qualifications, I am struggling financially in the private sector because I took a loan with interest to pay for the job and now have no money even for food. I have been crying from this morning, I even recounted my predicament to Jayaperumal and Sivakami. I am a college principal but have gone without food to college many times. The family had destroyed my life and those of others, just as they destroyed Ajith Kumar’s family. Nikitha, Sivagami, Kaviarasu (her brother), his wife, and brother-in-law Bhagat Singh have destroyed everyone’s lives. Cases were filed against them in Thirumangalam, Karur, Coimbatore, and Chennai during 2010-2011. Additionally, Bhagat Singh defrauded a person from Kalluthu Perumalpatti, Usilampatti, of eight lakh rupees in 2016-2017 by promising a petrol bunk license. They not only scammed us but continued scamming people for the next 5-6 years. This is a planned conspiracy or fraud by the family.”
The family insisted on payments in 500-rupee notes and then denied receiving the money since it was given in cash, claiming there was no proof. A First Information Report (FIR) released in 2011 included the names of Nikitha, her mother Sivagami, father Jayaperumal, and brother Kaviarasu. It is reported that Nikitha and her family absconded three days ago after the news of Ajith Kumar’s death emerged, locking their house.
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