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“If Such People Come To Politics..”: TVK Functionaries Including Siblings Accused In Tragic Suicide Of 13-Year-Old Girl, One Arrested, Other Absconding

February 17, 2025
The Commune

A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday (13 February 2025) for allegedly harassing, intimidating, and abetting the suicide of a 13-year-old girl in Narasingarayanpettai, Gingee taluk.

As reported in The New Indian Express, the accused, T Saravanan, is the branch treasurer of Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) and the brother-in-law of TVK Villupuram West and North District Secretary Guna Saravanan. His sister, Sangeetha, who was also booked in the case, is currently absconding. Sangeetha is the District Secretary of TVK as indicated by the victim’s mother.

According to Gingee police, Saravanan had been stalking and harassing the minor for the past three months. On Monday (10 February 2025), he and his sister allegedly confronted the girl in public, pressuring her to accept his proposal and marry him. Hours later, she died by suicide at 10:30 PM after returning home.

Following an investigation, police booked Saravanan and Sangeetha under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Tamil Nadu Prevention of Harassment of Women Act, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Saravanan was arrested on Thursday, while efforts are underway to locate Sangeetha.

Grieving relatives spoke to the media and said, “They must remove him from the Vijay Fan Club. See how he behaves when they are still in the nascent stage in politics. If they go full-fledged, wonder how it will be. My 13-year-old daughter was harassed by a 25-year-old man, Saravanan. Yesterday he took my daughter to a function. I don’t know what he did there. His sister Sangeetha is a District Secretary in Vijay’s party (TVK). Guna Saravanan, Sangeetha and he took my daughter somewhere and I don’t know what they did to her. She came home crying and upon asking what happened, she did not say anything in response. I thought I can deal with it the next morning and asked her to go to sleep. Suddenly when I went into the room, I found her hanging. He has been troubling her for 3 months now.”

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