Chennai: A man killed his 40-year-old wife and nine-year-old daughter while they were asleep at their home in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar in the early hours of Sunday.
He lived on Devaki Ammal Street in Vetrinagar with his wife Sivaranjini, daughter Harini, a Class IV student, son Pranav, 15, and his mother Mythili, 65.
Srinivasan had been undergoing treatment for mental health issues for the past two years and was on medication, according to police. Police said the couple frequently argued over his condition, and Sivaranjini had threatened to leave him. Police identified the accused as Srinivasan, a security guard at a private hospital in Anna Nagar. the rest of the family lived on the first floor While Mythili stayed on the ground floor. However, he reportedly began exhibiting violent behaviour after discontinuing his medication a few months ago. The crime was discovered when Pranav went upstairs in the morning and found his mother and sister lying in a pool of blood. He alerted his grandmother, who informed the police. Police tracked Srinivasan using his mobile phone signal, when later in the day, he reportedly contacted his son. This helped police pinpoint his location in Ambattur, where he was arrested.
During the altercation, Sivaranjini told him that her parents were planning to arrange her remarriage. The family later went to sleep. On Saturday night, an argument reportedly broke out again after Srinivasan returned home from work.
He is currently in custody, and further investigation is underway.
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