Thirumaran, founder of the South Indian Forward Bloc party and former husband of Nikitha, the woman whose complaint led to the controversial police custody and subsequent death of youth Ajithkumar, has accused her and her family of orchestrating a long history of marriage fraud, dowry harassment, and legal extortion.
Thirumaran came forward in a video interview to level several serious allegations against Nikitha and her family, linking their alleged history of fraud and misuse of police and political influence on the events that led to Ajith Kumar’s custodial death in Thirubhuvanam, Sivaganga district.
According to Thirumaran, he married Nikitha on 29 August 2004, in what he described as a lavish wedding with many VIP attendees, but only 15 people attended from her side. He alleged that on the night of the wedding itself, Nikitha left his family, and the next day, she filed a false dowry case.
“She married me in 2004, left the same night, and later filed a false dowry case. We were forced to pay Rs. 10–20 lakhs to settle the matter. This has happened not only to me but to several other men,” Thirumaran alleged.
He claimed this was part of a pattern where the family would enter into marriages, leave within days, and then file legal cases to extort large sums of money, including ₹10–20 lakhs from each victim.
“They have made a business out of marriage. They conduct the wedding quickly with minimal attendance, and within days file legal cases and extract money. They are using the law as a weapon,” he said. He said this had happened to at least four or five men over the past 20 years.
Thirumaran alleged that in his own case, his family was forced to pay ₹10 lakhs after Nikitha filed a dowry case. He claimed Nikitha had also threatened other grooms with similar cases, blackmailed families using false claims, and extorted money under the pretext of job offers. He referred to Nikitha’s family as a “sitting family”, accusing them of conducting hasty marriages within 15 days and then targeting the groom’s side for financial gain.
He also questioned the legitimacy of Nikitha’s allegations of theft and harassment against Ajith Kumar, calling them false and fabricated. According to Thirumaran, Ajith had no criminal history, and police should have verified this before taking drastic action. He alleged that the custodial torture and death of Ajith Kumar began with a baseless complaint, which he claimed was filed as part of the same pattern of false accusations and misuse of legal protections.
“They didn’t even check if Ajith had a previous case. They took him, beat him, and now he’s dead. All because of a false complaint by a family that has been doing this for years,” he said.
Thirumaran further claimed that Nikita’s mother, Sivagami, was a former DSP, and her father was allegedly a Sub-Collector. He alleged that the family’s bureaucratic connections had protected them over the years and enabled them to manipulate law enforcement, silence victims, and avoid investigation. He named several police officials whom he accused of having shielded the family in previous cases, including Rajarajan, then DSP of Thirumangalam, SPs of Madurai, Pudukkottai, and Coimbatore districts.
He stated that these officials had extended unusual support to Nikitha’s family over many years, enabling them to escape scrutiny despite repeated accusations of fraud. Thirumaran questioned why so many in the police system had supported a family that had “no background” and were not known to mingle with their own community.
He also said that the family pressured and manipulated the police, often portraying themselves as victims while misusing laws meant to protect women. He added that false allegations of stolen jewellery had been used in his own case and claimed that Ajith Kumar too had been falsely accused, with no actual theft involved.
According to him, the incident was rooted in an ego clash, and that Ajith’s death was the result of power being misused, not a crime committed by him.
Thirumaran described the family’s behavior as highly hypocritical, claiming that Nikitha and her mother had a history of misusing authority to suppress dissent. He also alleged that despite being an advocate, even he and his brother had struggled to withstand the political pressure brought against them by Nikitha’s family.
He also alleged that Nikitha had misused her educational credentials, reportedly holding a Ph.D., to gain influence and present herself as respectable, while allegedly manipulating legal systems for personal gain. He said her family used this perception to garner police protection while engaging in fraud. “They don’t mingle with anyone in the village. They misuse their bureaucratic links and threaten people with fake job promises and false cases,” he added.
Thirumaran concluded by urging the authorities to treat Nikitha and her family as primary accused in the Ajith Kumar custodial death case. “This is not just a case of police brutality. It began with lies and manipulation by this family. They should be charged and investigated as the root cause of the incident,” he said. He alleged that the real cause of Ajith’s death was not just police brutality, but the false complaint and manipulation by Nikitha’s family. He called for them to be included in the ongoing CBI investigation.
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