Chennai: When an engineer was murdered opposing his love marriage with MBBS student in 2011

Murder of engineer Kavin Sevaganesh by girlfriend's brother in Tirunelveli reignites calls for legislation against caste-based hate crimes. It is a misconception that such crimes occur only in remote villages or the southern districts of Tamil Nadu. Even urban areas witness such brutal acts driven by caste. One such chilling case was orchestrated in Chennai 14 years ago. On June 2, 2011, a 24-year-old engineer C. Parthasarathy left for his office in TIDEL Park, Taramani, after bidding goodbye to his 22-year-old final year MBBS student wife, N. Saranya, at their home on Ayyan Mudali Street in Chintadripet. Days later, his charred body was recovered in a spot about 120 km away.