19-year-old held after cannabis-linked killing of his mother in Dharmapuri
Police in Indur, in Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district, arrested 19-year-old Devaraj after he allegedly killed his mother, Chinnapappa, at their home on the night of 29 October 2026. Several Tamil outlets reported that he was high on cannabis; Thanthi TV said he had been freed on bail shortly before, and Dinamalar said he was drunk.
🇮🇳 Pazhaya Indur, Indur, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu · India
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Police in Indur, in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district, arrested 19-year-old
Devaraj after he allegedly killed his mother at their home in Pazhaya Indur.[1][2] Thanthi TV reported that he stabbed Chinnapappa, 42, with a knife while
under the influence of cannabis, known locally as ganja, and that she died at
the scene.[1] The Hindu said he attacked her with an iron rod around 11:30
p.m. on Thursday, 29 October, after she refused him money.[3] The Hindu gave
her age as 45.[3]
The Hindu reported that Devaraj had been arrested three months earlier after he
was filmed threatening the public with a sword near the Indur police station
while wearing a traffic policeman’s cap.[3] His mother secured his release on
bail on Wednesday, 28 October, by depositing ₹50,000 she had borrowed, according
to the same report.[3] Dinakaran reported that he had been addicted to alcohol
and cannabis since childhood and had been released on bail shortly before the
killing.[4] On the night of 29 October he came home under the influence of
ganja and asked his mother for money, Dinakaran reported.[4] When she refused,
he stabbed her with an iron rod and a knife, Dinakaran reported.[4] Neighbours
who heard her screams found her dead and Devaraj standing nearby with an iron
rod, according to Dinakaran.[4]
Dinamalar, which gave his age as 20 and his mother’s as 45, said he was drunk.[5] The Hindu described him as inebriated at the earlier arrest.[3] Indur
police sent Chinnapappa’s body to Dharmapuri government hospital for
post-mortem, Dinakaran reported.[4]
Sources
- தருமபுரி அருகே கஞ்சா போதையில் தாயை கொன்ற மகன் கைது. Thanthi TV, 30 October 2026. In Tamil.
- தருமபுரியில் கஞ்சா போதையில் தாயைக் கொன்ற மகன் கைது. Lokal Tamil, 30 October 2026. In Tamil.
- 19-year-old youth murders mother in Dharmapuri. The Hindu, 30 October 2026.
- தருமபுரி மாவட்டம் பழைய இண்டூரில் கஞ்சா போதையில் பெற்ற தாயை கொலை செய்த கொடூரன் கைது!. Dinakaran, 30 October 2026. In Tamil.
- தாய் அடித்து கொலை போதை மகன் கைது. Dinamalar, 30 October 2026. In Tamil.
Open questions the AI reported
- The accounts differ on the date and time: Thanthi TV placed the killing on the morning of 30 October, The Hindu and Dinakaran late on 29 October, and Dinamalar on the night of 28 October; this report uses the night of 29 October.
- Chinnapappa's age is given as 42 by Thanthi TV and 45 by The Hindu, Dinakaran and Dinamalar; Devaraj's age is given as 19 by Thanthi TV, The Hindu and Dinakaran and 20 by Dinamalar.
- Thanthi TV and Dinakaran said Devaraj was under the influence of cannabis; Dinamalar said he was drunk, and The Hindu did not identify the substance involved in the killing.
- The weapon is given as a knife by Thanthi TV, an iron rod by The Hindu, and an iron rod and a knife by Dinakaran.
- No charge, court appearance or sentence was reported, and no police statement was opened.
- Lokal Tamil described the earlier case as threatening police with a knife and his release on bail as 'a few days' before the killing, where the report, citing The Hindu, describes a sword and a bail on 28 October.
