Tirupati district reels from a shocking family massacre that ended in a railway tragedy. On Wednesday in Narayanavanam mandal’s Venkatakrishna Palem, Mohan turned killer, using cloth to choke his wife Harita and elderly mother Chandrakala to death in their home. The 33-year-old Harita balanced tailoring and a beauty parlor, supporting the household alongside homemaker Chandrakala.
Deception followed: Mohan picked up Kaushik, 14, and Harini, 12, from Puttur school, lying about a grandfather’s demise. Harita’s brother Balakrishna’s arrival exposed the bodies, prompting swift police action with search teams fanning out regionally.
CCTV and witness accounts tracked Mohan’s erratic movements through Chittoor and Tirupati. By evening, at Vepagunta station, he abandoned his bike and positioned himself on the rails for self-destruction. His desperate kids’ rescue bid ended fatally as the high-speed Egmore-Kacheguda train barreled through at 100 km/h, claiming all three.
Why? Police probe yields no clear answers—no crippling debts, no known depression. Notably, Mohan settled his sister’s loan via a relative hours earlier, painting a picture of normalcy shattered suddenly. Dual investigations underway: murder by local police, suicides by rail authorities. As funerals loom, neighbors grapple with the unfathomable loss of five lives in one day.
