Subhash and Kannammal born: 1998, 1958
stabbed to death: 14 April 2023
Residence: Krishnagar, Tamil Nadu
Origin: India
Children: -
Perpetrator: Dhandapani
In a shocking incident in Tamil Nadu, a man murdered his son and mother because his son was married to a woman from a lower caste and his mother supported her grandson.
The culprit was identified as Dhandapani. According to police, his son Subhash (25), an employee in a garment factory in Tiruppur, had a relationship with Anusha, a member of the lowest caste. Subhash married Anusha on March 27, despite his father's disapproval.
Later, Subhash changed jobs and joined a private finance company in Thirupattur. Dhandapani was angry at his son for marrying a Dalit woman against his will, and asked his mother, who supported her grandson's marriage, to invite them home for the Tamil New Year and told her he wanted to repair the relationship, police said.
Subhash and Anusha traveled to their hometown for the first time since their marriage and stayed at Subhash's grandmother's house. In the middle of the night, while they were sleeping, Dhandapani stormed the house and attacked them with sharp objects. Subhash and his grandmother Kannammal die on the spot. Anusha ends up in the intensive care unit of a hospital and survives.