Drunk Father Murders 3 Young Children in Tamil Nadu Village

On October 6, 2025, a tragic incident unfolded in the Gopalasamudram village of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. A 38-year-old man, S Vinoth Kumar, surrendered to the police after brutally murdering his three young children in an inebriated state.

Vinoth Kumar, who worked as a waiter at a hotel near Madukkur, had been devastated after his wife Nithya, 35, eloped with another man from Mannargudi around six months ago, leaving him and their three children - daughters Oviya, 12, and Keerthi, 8, and son Eeswaran, 5 - behind. The incident had sent Vinoth Kumar into a downward spiral, and he had started drinking heavily since then.

On the fateful evening of October 6th, Vinoth Kumar returned home drunk around 7 pm. Seeing his children, he flew into a rage, took a billhook, and hacked them to death. After committing the horrific crime, he went to the Madukkur police station and surrendered.

The police, upon visiting the crime scene, described it as "horrifying." They retrieved the bodies of the three children and sent them to the Pattukkottai General Hospital for autopsy. The murder weapon was also recovered, and a forensic team was called in to collect evidence. A case has been registered, and the investigation is ongoing.