An Indian-origin teenager has been charged with the murder of his mother and younger brother in their suburban home in Massachusetts, United States. Arjun Aravind, 17, a resident of Acton, was arrested after an overnight manhunt that ended early Wednesday morning.
Police alleged that Aravind, a student at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, fatally assaulted his mother and brother inside their home on Tuesday before fleeing the scene on his mother’s Honda Accord.
Police alleged that Aravind, a student at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, fatally assaulted his mother and brother inside their home on Tuesday before fleeing the scene on his mother’s Honda Accord. When she could not get in the house, she contacted Aravind’s father, who tried but failed to reach his family. He is accused of killing his mother, 45-year-old Sudha Venkatesan, and his brother, 14-year-old Siddarth Aravind, and has been charged with two counts of murder, two counts of assault and battery on a household or family member, two counts of assault and battery, use of a vehicle without authority, and theft of a motor vehicle, according to officials. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Acton Police Chief Douglas Sturniolo said the deaths occurred on Tuesday inside the family’s Martha Lane home in Acton, about 48 km from Boston. The crime was discovered when a tutor arrived at the family’s home just after 6:30 pm on Tuesday for an expected appointment.
He then contacted the Acton Police Department, asking them to conduct a well-being check, Ryan said.
“The subsequent investigation indicates that Arjun (Aravind) had recently been demonstrating concerning behaviour, including using the internet and ChatGPT to make searches for theoretical ideas or fantasies regarding killing his family,” a statement by the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said.
