Hyderabad, Aug. 1 -- The grieving parents of 27-year-old Dalit software engineer, Kavin Selvaganesh, finally received their son's body on Friday, August 1, after the Tamil Nadu police arrested suspected sub-inspector Saravanan.

Saravanan served in the Tamil Nadu Special Police. He is the father of the prime accused, Surjit Saravanan, who brutally hacked Kavin to death in Tirunelveli district on July 27. Surjit surrendered after the murder and has been charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Goondas Act.

The case ignited a wave of public and political response. It was transferred to the Crime Branch-CID for an impartial investigation. DGP Shankar Jiwal confirmed that the preliminary probe indicated the motive was r...