The DMK government in Tamil Nadu has arrested BJP Tamil Nadu IT Wing State Secretary Pravin Raj (known on X as @SanghiPrince) for highlighting a gruesome triple murder case involving a Bihar migrant family in Chennai. The arrest, which occurred amid escalating criticism of the state’s deteriorating law and order, has drawn sharp condemnation from BJP leaders, who accuse the Stalin regime of stifling free speech while failing to curb rampant crimes.
The controversy stems from a shocking incident in Chennai’s Adyar area, where the body of Gourav Kumar, a 24-year-old migrant worker from Bihar, was discovered stuffed in a garbage bag on January 26, 2026. Police investigations revealed that Kumar, who worked as a security guard at a polytechnic college in Taramani, had been brutally murdered along with his wife and their two-year-old child (initial reports mentioned a seven-year-old, but details clarified it was younger).
The perpetrators allegedly dumped the bodies in separate locations, turning a routine missing persons case into a horrific triple homicide.
Pravin Raj had posted about it on X on January 28, blamed the DMK for the crime pointing out the party’s anti-Hindi, anti-North Indian politics.
However, the DMK government’s Fact Check Unit (@tn_factcheck) swiftly jumped in defence with a debunking post the same day, clarifying that the five arrested suspects—Sikander, Narendra Kumar, Ravindranath Thakur, Vikas, and others—were all from Bihar.
அடையாறில் கொலை செய்யப்பட்ட பீகாரைச் சேர்ந்த குடும்பம்: பீகாரைச் சேர்ந்தவர்கள் 5 பேர் கைது.. வெறுப்பைப் பரப்பாதீர் !
பரவும் செய்தி
சென்னையில் பீகாரைச் சேர்ந்த கௌரவ்குமார் மற்றும் அவரது மனைவி குழந்தை கொலை செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர். தமிழ்நாடு வடமாநில தொழிலாளர்களுக்கு பாதுகாப்பற்ற… https://t.co/nvtStfI4AB pic.twitter.com/YuVPlxpYtI
— TN Fact Check (@tn_factcheck) January 28, 2026
Pravin Raj had hit back at the DMK government’s controversial fact-check unit saying “According to this DMK page, ‘Intoxicated goons raping a Bihari woman inside TamilNadu college and killing her husband and then killing the 2 year old child’ is OK, a minor crime. But sharing that news and saying crime against North Indians increased in North Indian hater DMK govt is not ok, a major crime.”
He referenced prior incidents, like the murders of migrant workers named Suraj, accusing the DMK of whitewashing crimes to deflect from law and order failures.
The DMK government proceeded to arrest Pravin Raj, framing his posts as attempts to incite communal discord and spread false narratives about anti-North Indian sentiment in Tamil Nadu. Critics argue this is a blatant misuse of power, especially since the murder did occur in Chennai—highlighting the state’s responsibility for migrant safety, regardless of the perpetrators’ origins.
BJP Tamil Nadu President Nainar Nagendran lambasted the arrest in a strongly worded X post. He assured Pravin Raj’s family of full legal support from the BJP, emphasizing the party’s stand against the DMK’s “rusted iron fist” that prioritizes silencing critics over addressing crimes, and said that the time has come to vote out the tyrannical DMK regime.
குற்றங்களைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தாமல் கருத்துச் சுதந்திரத்தை மட்டும் பறிக்கும் முதல்வரின் துருப்பிடித்த இரும்புக்கரம்!
வடமாநிலத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஒரு குடும்பத்தையே கொலை செய்த கொடூரச் சம்பவம் குறித்து சமூகப் பொறுப்போடு எக்ஸ் தளத்தில் பதிவிட்ட நமது தமிழக பாஜகவின் சமூக ஊடகப்பிரிவு நிர்வாகி…
— Nainar Nagenthran (@NainarBJP) January 31, 2026
This arrest fits a troubling pattern under the DMK regime, where social media users—particularly from opposition parties—are targeted for exposing governance lapses, while actual criminals roam free.
Tamil Nadu has seen a spike in violent crimes, including multiple attacks on migrants, yet the government’s response often veers toward damage control rather than accountability.
This is not the first time the DMK government has gone after Pravin Raj.
Earlier, was booked for a social media post targeting Dharmpuri DMK MP Senthilkumar over the Parliament security breach incident.
In 2023, he was arrested allegedly for posts targeting the DMK and the Congress.
