relationship. Manikandan's neighbor claimed he used to drop her in home after work during late nights and she also a waited outside the Dalit toilet outhouse to talk with him. Manikandan is also an individual with a criminal record with several lawsuits targeting him, including vandalization of 2 Churches and being a nuisance to the Public. Timeline of events 29 December 2016, Nandini went missing. On the night at about 8:30 p.m of the same day, Nandhini's mother's relative received a call from a person who told he was from Vellur and Nandhini was in his custody. She also mentioned that she had doubt on Manikandan in the complaint. The Police summoned Manikandan, but he refused any involvement, and the local sub-inspector allowed him to go. 30 December 2016, Nandhini's family files a kidnap complaint, her mother made a complaint that "Manikandan belonging to the Hindu Munnani kidnapped her daughter" but the police instead told her to make a complaint that "her daughter was missing". The police lodged a "missing" complaint. This is in breach of Section 361 of the Indian Penal Code, which explicitly specifies that if a minor is taken away without any of the proper permission of their guardian, the child is considered to be kidnapped. 5 January 2017, The police registers FIR and begin the inquiry. Devi, a friend of the Nandhini, informs the police about relationship between Nandhini and Manikandan and that Nandhini was pregnant. Manikandan was called by the Irumbulikurichi police for an inquiry on 5 January, but after a number of hours two members of his village signed witnesses on behalf of him and he was allowed to go. The family accused the Hindu Munnani district District Organiser of using his political clout to get the police to let Manikandan go home. The next day, Manikandan went into hiding. 9 January 2017, The Police starts investigation on the friends of Manikandan. 12 January 2017, Manikhandan is admitted to the hospital after he consumed poison. Manikandan had attempted suicide by ingesting poison in a cashew forest in the village of Kodukkur. The Kuvagam police station filed a case and obtained Manikandan 's confession, where he confessed that he had tried to commit suicide because was being tracked back to the murder of Nandhini. 14 January 2017, Manikandan reveals that he killed Nandhini in an extrajudicial statement to the Village Administrative Officer. Nandhini's naked body