Goa, June 14 -- A Kerala government official has been suspended and arrested after making offensive and casteist comments on social media about a victim of the tragic Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad airport. The victim, Ranjitha G. Nair, a 39-year-old nurse from Pathanamthitta, was among the 241 people who perished in the crash on Thursday, June 12.

Deputy Tehsildar A. Pavithran, serving in Kasaragod district, came under fire for his derogatory post targeting Ranjitha, who was returning to the UK to complete formalities before settling permanently in Kerala with her children. She had been building a home in her native town and was planning to resume work locally.

In a now-deleted social media post, Pavithran wrote:

"A Nair woman f...