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{{Short description|2003 honor killings in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox event
| date = July 7, 2003
| time =
| Location = Puthukkooraippettai village,[[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| type = [[Murder]], [[Honor killing]]
| cause = [[Inter-caste marriages in India|Inter-caste marriage]]
| title = Murder of Kannagi and Murugesan
| convicted = Maruthupandian, C Duraisamy, 8 others
| convictions = [[Murder]]
| sentence = [[Life imprisonment]]
}}

The '''murder of Kannagi and Murugesan''' took place in the [[South India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Kannagi and Murugesan were murdered in an [[honor killing]] as Kannagi, a [[Vanniyar]], had married Murugesan, a [[Dalit]]. The killing was done by Kannagi's relatives.<ref name="The New Indian Express 2022 k918">{{cite web | title=Kannagi-Murugesan case: Death sentence commuted by Madras High Court | website=The New Indian Express | date=9 June 2022 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/Jun/09/kannagi-murugesan-case-death-sentence-commuted-by-madras-high-court-2463408.html | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu 2022 l119">{{cite web | title=HC commutes death sentence of Kannagi-Murugesan honour killing convict | website=The Hindu | date=8 June 2022 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hc-commutes-death-sentence-of-kannagi-murugesan-honour-killing-convict/article65507094.ece | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Rajasekaran 2022 v450">{{cite web | last=Rajasekaran | first=Ilangovan | title=Two-member bench of the Madras High Court commutes death sentence to life in 2003 Murugesan-Kannagi honour killing case | website=Frontline | date=8 June 2022 | url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/two-member-bench-of-the-madras-high-court-commutes-death-sentence-to-life-in-2003-murugesan-kannagi-honour-killing-case/article65507414.ece | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Tamilarasu 2022 d378">{{cite web | last=Tamilarasu | first=Prabhakar | title=Kannagi-Murugesan caste killing case: HC commutes death sentence of girl's brother | website=The Federal News | date=8 June 2022 | url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/kannagi-murugesan-caste-killing-case-hc-commutes-death-sentence-of-girls-brother/?infinitescroll=1 | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Sundaram 2021 j855">{{cite web | last=Sundaram | first=Ram | title=Tamil Nadu double murder case: Weeks after verdict, gang assaults mom of caste killing victim | website=The Times of India | date=17 October 2021 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-double-murder-case-weeks-after-verdict-gang-assaults-mom-of-caste-killing-victim/articleshow/87076166.cms | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref>

==Background==
Kannagi and Murugesan both hailed from the Puthukkooraippettai village in [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Kannagi had done her B.com and Murugesan was a chemical engineer. Kannagi came from the dominant [[Vanniyar]] community while Murugesan belonged to the [[Dalit]] community. Kannagi and Murugesan got married on May 5, 2003, against the wishes of Kannagi's parents.
<ref name="The New Indian Express 2022 k918" />

==Murder==
Kannagi and Murugesan were forced to drink poison in full public view on July 7, 2003, by Kannagi's brother Maruthupandian and other relatives. Later the bodies were burnt.<ref name="The New Indian Express 2022 k918" /><ref name="The Indian Express 2022 j032">{{cite web | title=Tamil Nadu honour killing: Death sentence of woman victim's brother commuted to life | website=The Indian Express | date=9 June 2022 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tamil-nadu-kannagi-murugesan-honour-killing-death-sentence-7959956/ | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="BBC News தமிழ் 2021 e603">{{cite web | title=முருகேசன் ஆணவக் கொலை வழக்கில் தீர்ப்பு: ஒருவருக்கு தூக்கு, 12 பேருக்கு ஆயுள் தண்டனை | website=BBC News தமிழ் | date=24 September 2021 | url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-58679087 | language=ta | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref>[[Madras High Court|Madras High court]] transferred the case to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] on appeal from Murugesan's father after the state police botched the case.<ref name="Nath 2021 m205">{{cite web | last=Nath | first=Akshaya | title=Tamil Nadu court announces death sentence to main accused in 18-yr-old honour killing case | website=India Today | date=25 September 2021 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/tamil-nadu-court-dalit-honour-killing-case-death-sentence-1857010-2021-09-25 | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref>

==Court proceedings==
Cuddalore special court sentenced Maruthupandian to death and sentenced life imprisonment to 12 others including a serving inspector and a retired DSP.<ref name="The Wire 2019 t949">{{cite web | title=Tamil Nadu: Court Convicts 13 in 2003 Cuddalore Caste Killing Case | website=The Wire | date=29 June 2019 | url=https://thewire.in/law/tamil-nadu-court-convicts-13-in-2003-cuddalore-caste-killing-case | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> Later on appeal the [[Madras High Court|Madras High court]] commuted the death sentence of Maruthupandian to life imprisonment and upheld the convictions and sentences 9 others including Kannagi's father C Duraisamy .<ref name="The Times of India 2022 m033">{{cite web | title=Hc Commutes Death Penalty In Caste Murder Case; Confirms Life For Nine | website=The Times of India | date=9 June 2022 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/hc-commutes-death-penalty-in-caste-murder-case-confirms-life-for-nine/articleshow/92094157.cms | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="BBC News தமிழ் 2022 j988">{{cite web | title=முருகேசன் ஆணவக் கொலை வழக்கு: தூக்கு தண்டனை ஆயுளாக குறைப்பு | website=BBC News தமிழ் | date=8 June 2022 | url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/61732813 | language=ta | access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref>

The [[Supreme Court of India]] on 28 April 2025 confirmed the convictions in the Kannagi-Murugesan honour killing case from Tamil Nadu.

A bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice PK Mishra dismissed the appeals filed by eight convicts challenging the Madras High Court's 2022 judgment, which upheld the sentences of life imprisonment awarded to them.<ref name="r850">{{cite web | author=The Hindu Bureau | title=Supreme Court dismisses convicts' appeals in Kannagi-Murugesan honour killings case | website=The Hindu | date=28 April 2025 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-dismisses-convicts-appeals-in-kannagi-murugesan-honour-killings-case/article69500163.ece | access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="i447">{{cite web | last=| first=| title=Supreme Court Upholds Convictions In Kannagi-Murugesan Honour Killing Case Of Tamil Nadu | website=Live Law | date=28 April 2025 | url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-upholds-convictions-in-kannagi-murugesan-honour-killing-case-of-tamil-nadu-290528 | access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref>

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[[Category:Crime in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Honour killing in India]]
[[Category:Caste-related violence in India]]
[[Category:Honor killing victims]]

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