Author(s): B. Hemavathy, Dr. T. Senthamarai

Abstract: The article focuses on how crime and social inequality intersect in Vikas Swarup’s Six Suspects, a post-millennial Indian novel. This post-millennial Indian fiction reflects crime and social inequalities. In Six Suspects, the murder of the protagonist, Vicky Rai, exposes how the investigation of his murder treats the suspects differently, who belong to different classes. Arun Advani narrates the lives of these suspects. Through a multi-narrative perspective, the novel examines the contradictions within modern Indian society. The novel explores how crime is entangled with societal structures, emphasising that the elite can protect themselves while the underprivileged are criminalised. It criticises the economic disparity and social inequality in contemporary Indian society.

Keywords: Crime, Social Inequality, Corruption, Economic Disparity, Post-Millennial India.

Article Info: Received: 28 Sep 2025; Received in revised form: 25 Oct 2025; Accepted: 29 Oct 2025; Available online: 31 Oct 2025

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.105.88