In a spine-chilling incident that has stunned Chennai, a young family from Bihar’s Nalanda district fell victim to unimaginable brutality. Gaurav Kumar, 24, his wife Meenu, 22, and their innocent two-year-old son Birmani were brutally murdered by fellow migrant workers in a fit of rage following a failed sexual assault attempt.
Gaurav had moved to Tamil Nadu’s capital seeking better job prospects, bringing his small family along for a brighter future. On the night of January 25, what started as a casual drinking session with acquaintances turned deadly. Intoxicated assailants targeted Meenu, attempting to sexually assault her. When Gaurav courageously intervened to protect his wife, the attackers unleashed fury, bludgeoning him to death with an iron rod on the spot.
The killers’ savagery didn’t end there. To eliminate witnesses, they mercilessly slaughtered Meenu and her toddler son. Panic-stricken, they plotted to dispose of the bodies. Gaurav’s corpse was discovered stuffed in a sack in the Adyar area on January 26, sparking a massive police investigation.
Under interrogation, the arrested suspects confessed. Following their leads, authorities recovered the child’s body from Buckingham Canal on Wednesday. Meenu’s remains are yet to be found; the perpetrators claim they dumped it in a large garbage bin near Indira Nagar station. Search teams from police and municipal corporations are combing the area relentlessly.
This gruesome triple homicide has ignited a political firestorm in Tamil Nadu. Opposition parties AIADMK and BJP have slammed the ruling DMK government, questioning the state’s law and order. DMK MP Kanimozhi expressed profound grief, vowing the strictest punishment for the culprits. Back in Nalanda, Gaurav’s relatives are devastated, their dreams shattered as the family returns home in coffins.