Mother killed, father injured in attack at girl's home in Thoothukudi; accused on the run

A woman was killed and her husband was critically injured in an attack at their home in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. The attack is linked to the relationship of their 15-year-old daughter.

According to the information available, the accused, Gnanaprakash, had been in a relationship with the 15-year-old girl. She was a minor, and her parents, worried about her future, were strongly opposed to it. After her family spoke to her, the girl had ended all contact with Gnanaprakash.

Gnanaprakash was reportedly furious that she had distanced herself and that her family had opposed the relationship. It is alleged that in this rage he walked into the girl's house with a sharp weapon and attacked her parents as soon as he entered.

The girl's mother, Mary Regila, died on the spot in the sudden attack. Her father, Muthukrishnan, was also attacked and has been seriously injured. His condition is said to be critical.

It is alleged that the accused was still not calmed after leaving the parents bleeding. He forcibly seized the two girls in the house, the girl he was involved with and her sister, and put them in a vehicle parked outside the house. He fled the spot after abducting both of them.

On receiving news of the incident, local police began an investigation immediately. Given the seriousness of the case, police set up checkpoints and traced the accused using technical analysis. The police team acted swiftly and rescued both abducted girls safe and sound.

Police have registered a case. Gnanaprakash, the main accused in the abduction of the two girls and the murder of a woman, has not been arrested so far and is absconding. Police are trying to trace his whereabouts. The administration has assured that he will be arrested soon. Fear and tension prevail in the area after the incident.