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15 Days Of ‘Thooya Sakthi’ TVK Rule: 28 Murders, 40 Crimes Against Women Rock Tamil Nadu

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' TVK Rule 28 Murders, 40 Crimes Against Women Rock Tamil Nadu

Joseph Vijay pleaded to the people of Tamil Nadu to give his party a chance and bring in ‘change’. The state had seen repeated crimes against women and collapsing law and order. The people were fed up with the Dravidian Model.

But 15 days in, the TVK model doesn’t seem any different.

Tamil Nadu recorded 28 murders, including three double murders, and 40 crimes against women and children during the first 15 days of the TVK government, triggering concerns over the state’s law and order situation and drawing criticism from serving and retired police officials, as reported in Times of India.

According to police data compiled between 11 May 2026 and 26 May 2026, the state witnessed eight murders linked to drunken quarrels, seven revenge killings, eight passion-related murders, two murders for financial gain, two murders triggered by sudden provocation, one rape and murder case, and one murder that remained unsolved. During the same period, 13 drug-related cases were also reported across Tamil Nadu.

The spike in violent crimes sparked criticism over intelligence gathering, crime prevention measures and policing strategies adopted by the new government. Several police officials and retired officers questioned whether the administration had effectively responded to the deteriorating law and order situation.

List Of Crimes

Let us take a look at each of the incidents in the 15-day period.

11 May 2026

#1: Among the incidents reported on 11 May 2026 was the murder of Gokul, a 19-year-old coolie worker, who was allegedly hacked to death by three juveniles aged 15 and 16, including a boy from Bihar, following a drunken brawl at Mallur village near Salem.

#2: Rajendran, a 34-year-old farmer from Namagiripet near Namakkal, was allegedly run over and killed by his brother Karthik, their father Venkatachalam and another relative Jagadish over a dispute concerning ancestral property partition.

#3: Manikandan, 32, from Alangulam in Tenkasi district, was allegedly beaten to death by a gang organised by his wife after repeated quarrels under the influence of alcohol.

12 May 2026

#4: On 12 May 2026, Anand, 29, from Kottur near Pollachi, was arrested for allegedly pushing Balakrishnan, 56, to death after a quarrel linked to an illicit relationship involving Balakrishnan’s son and Anand’s wife.

#5: Maheshkumar, 43, an Army personnel, and his father Chellappan, 62, a retired Army personnel, were murdered near Royakottai in Krishnagiri district. Their bodies were dumped along roadsides near Veppalampatti and Kodugur. Police arrested Maheshkumar’s wife Banupriya, 38, and her alleged boyfriend Poovarasan, 24, in connection with the double murder.

#6: Siva Ranjani, 45, a native of Kulithalai near Karur, was found murdered with her throat slit near her house on May 12. On the same day, the charred body of an unidentified woman aged around 45 was discovered in farmland near Muthupet in Thiruvarur district.

#7: Antony Jesuraj, 27, a construction worker from Thalamuthu Nagar in Thoothukudi, was allegedly hacked to death by his wife’s brothers after repeated domestic disputes involving his wife and mother-in-law.

#8: The charred body of a woman aged around 45 years was found in a farmland at Muthupet near Thiruvarur.

14 May 2026

#9: On 14 May 2026, Arun Kumar, 40, from Akkaraipettai near Nagapattinam, was found murdered near his house. Chitra, 40, from Keezhvelur near Nagapattinam, was allegedly beaten to death with a stone following a drunken quarrel at a TASMAC outlet reported two days earlier.

#10: Vairamani, 46, a tractor driver from Vadipatti near Madurai, was murdered by the sons of his girlfriend over an alleged illicit relationship. Ragumankhan, 45, a fisherman from Kottaipattinam near Manamelkudi, was beaten to death by his younger brother Idris following a drunken quarrel.

#11: Vanaraj, 68, from Vikramasingapuram near Tirunelveli, was allegedly beaten to death by his friend Velladurai after a drunken quarrel during a temple festival at Lower Camp in Servalar.

#12: Ayyappan, 30, who was allegedly addicted to ganja, set his grandparents Pitchai Muthu, 72, and Chandra, 66, on fire after they refused to give him money to buy drugs.

#13: Snowvin, 28, from Muthukrishnapuram near Thoothukudi and an accused in a transgender murder case, was hacked to death by friends while consuming liquor.

#14:  Chitra, 40, from Keezhvelur near Nagapattinam, was allegedly beaten to death with a stone following a drunken quarrel that reportedly took place at a TASMAC outlet two days earlier.

#15: Ragumankhan, 45, a fisherman from Kottaipattinam near Manamelkudi, was allegedly beaten to death with an iron rod by his younger brother, Idris, 40, following a drunken quarrel.

15 May 2026

#16: On 15 May 2026, Ponnammal, 70, a retired Shipping Corporation employee from Surapattu near Ambattur, was murdered and valuables were stolen from her residence.

16 May 2026

#17: On 16 May 2026, a 35-year-old speech- and hearing-impaired woman in Pudukottai was allegedly abducted, taken to a cashew farm, and raped by two men, Sekar (56) and Marimuthu (55) – one of whom has been arrested while the other remains at large, prompting a protest from the victim’s relatives demanding the second accused’s arrest and proper compensation.

17 May 2026

#18: P. Muthumaalai, 34, a divorcee employed in a government bank in Palayamkottai, was allegedly hacked to death on 17 May 2026 by her boyfriend Isakki Pandi, 32, and his associate Siva after she ended her relationship with him.

#19: Gana singers Bharat Kumar, 24, and Srinivasan, 23, from Varadharajapuram near Tambaram, were hacked to death by a gang inside a house in Padappai. Police later arrested multiple suspects in the case.

#20: Bhavani, 56, was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner Anandaraj, 28, following a quarrel at his residence in Ganganam Puthur village near Mayiladuthurai.

18 May 2026

#21: On 18 May 2026, Divish, a 13-year-old Class 7 student from Irugur near Coimbatore, was beaten to death by two juveniles following a verbal dispute.

#22: The same day, M. Sanjay, 18, from Karadikulam near Kovilpatti, was chased and hacked to death by his girlfriend’s father and two others at the Kovilpatti bus terminus.

19 May 2026

#23: Ajay, 23, from Triplicane, succumbed to injuries after allegedly being attacked by Dhanush Kumar and four others over suspicion of mobile phone theft at Marina Beach.

21 May 2026

#24: On 21 May 2026, M. Vijay, 31, a mason from Sunambedu in Chengalpattu district, was allegedly murdered after being forcefully administered poison over an illicit relationship involving a married woman.

22 May 2026

#25: Anbuselvan, 17, an ITI student employed in a private company in Hosur, was hacked to death by a five-member gang on May 22 while travelling to appear before a magistrate court in Pudukkottai in connection with a 2024 murder case.

#26: Dinakaran, 38, from Nanmangalam near Tambaram, was allegedly beaten to death with a grinding stone after repeatedly assaulting his wife under the influence of alcohol. Police arrested his wife Amala, sons Prashanth and Dhanasekar, and mother-in-law Vijaya in connection with the murder.

#27: Prashanth, 25, a rowdy from Manali New Town, was hacked to death in retaliation for an earlier murder case linked to Vicky Royappan of Vichur.

#28: One of the most shocking incidents during the period involved the abduction, sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Sulur near Coimbatore on May 22. Police stated that the child was kidnapped by two men and murdered at a secluded location after being sexually assaulted.

24 May 2026

#29: On 24 May 2026, Sunitha, 34, from Adhalavilai near Aralvaimozhi in Kanyakumari district, was allegedly murdered by her husband Senthil Kumar, 35, who suspected her fidelity. Police stated that he later died by suicide after slitting his throat.

25 May 2026

#30: In a disturbing incident in Chennai’s Athipattu area, a man posing as an electricity meter reader sexually harassed a young girl home alone, robbed her of her silver anklets and gold ring, and fled, but police arrested the accused—Balaji, also known as “Laptop Balaji,” who has over five pending criminal cases—prompting urgent demands for stricter government action against rising sexual offenses targeting children in Tamil Nadu.

TVK Cadres Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Women

21 May 2026: Duraippandi, a resident of Pudukkottai, was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually harassing an eight-year-old girl.

23 May 2026: Kannan, a resident of the Keelamathur area and an administrator of the TVK, was arrested for sexually harassing a 10th-grade student.

24 May 2026: Muthumani, from the Paravai Power House area, was arrested for sexually harassing a 12th-grade student and committing various sexual offenses against her. Reports indicate that the victim is now seven months pregnant.

Former Director General of Police Bhoolonath stated that police should strengthen human intelligence gathering and revive traditional monitoring mechanisms to track anti-social elements and rowdy activity.

Tamil Nadu Director General of Police Sandeep Rai Rathore declined to comment when contacted regarding the law and order situation.

Retired police officer A. Saravindan stated that the TVK government’s “Singappen Padai” initiative for handling crimes against women and anti-drug operations had received support. However, he said the transfer of 18 police personnel from Karur to various districts had caused resentment within the force. He added that police could intensify surveillance to prevent rowdy-related murders and revenge attacks, though crimes arising out of sudden provocation, personal relationships and drunken quarrels were more difficult to anticipate and prevent.

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