A 19-year-old youth murdered his father and surrendered before the police here on Monday (June 8, 2026).According to the police, A. Selvaraj (53) of Vellalagundam near Vazhapadi and his wife Mathammal (41), have a daughter, Prithingara Devi (20), and a son, Sriram. On January 28, Selvaraj came home and murdered his daughter, who visited his premises following a family dispute with her husband. The Vazhapadi police arrested and remanded him in prison. Last month, he had come out of prison on bail.Meanwhile, on Monday evening, Sriram informed his mother that he had murdered Selvaraj. Mathammal rushed near the burial ground in the locality and took Sriram to the Vazhapadi police station and surrendered him to the police. The police sent the body to Salem Government Hospital for a post-mortem and are investigating further.Police sources said that after release on bail from prison, the deceased threatened Sriram and Mathammal to hand over Prithingara’s daughter to him. Following this, Sriram murdered his father, sources added. Published - June 09, 2026 06:47 pm IST