The Tiruvallur Police have registered a fresh criminal case against a 60-year-old murder accused for allegedly threatening the presiding judge, the Special Public Prosecutor, and a witness during the trial of a double murder case before the Mahila Court in Tiruvallur.

The accused, Ravi, a resident of the MMDA Colony Housing Board in Maduravoyal, is facing trial for the alleged murder of his two children. The case dates back to June 2015, when neighbours alerted the police after sensing foul smell emanating from his residence in Maduravoyal.

A search led to the recovery of the bodies of the two children from a bedroom. The police registered a murder case, but Ravi had absconded by then.

After evading arrest for more than five years, Ravi was apprehended by the police in Periamet in September 2020 and remanded in judicial custody. The double murder case is currently under trial before the Mahila Court in Tiruvallur. The police said Ravi chose to argue the case in person during a recent hearing.

In a complaint lodged by Special Public Prosecutor Ramana, it was alleged that Ravi repeatedly interrupted the court proceedings, threatened Judge Revathi, the prosecutor, and a prosecution witness, and attempted to intimidate them during cross-examination.

Published - July 12, 2026 01:20 am IST