Overview
- The family reported on June 9 that 18‑year‑old Abiselvi had died by suicide and police initially registered an unnatural‑death case based on that information.
- Tirunelveli post‑mortem results showed poison and injuries on her body, which led investigators to treat the death as suspicious and to reclassify it as a possible murder.
- Kayathar police arrested the victim’s brother and mother late on June 10–11 and charged them with murder after interrogation and forensic follow‑up uncovered evidence of foul play.
- Accounts differ on the method of killing, with some police sources saying the brother strangled her and others saying he beat her with a wooden log while the mother abetted the crime.
- Thoothukudi police say their probe has found no evidence so far that the killing was caste‑based despite media and political claims, and investigators continue to examine the family’s prior disputes and the victim’s social‑media relationship.