Indian-Origin Teen Charged With Murdering Mother, Brother in Massachusetts

A 17-year-old boy named Arjun Aravind is accused of doing something very serious and sad.

Police say he hurt his 45-year-old mother, Sudha Venkatesan, and his 14-year-old brother, Siddarth Aravind, inside their home in Acton, Massachusetts.

Arjun is a student at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School.

Afterward, he got into his mother's Honda Accord and drove away from the house.

Police searched for him through the night and found him the next morning in a nearby town called Wayland.

When officers went to the family home, they found both victims with serious injuries, and the exact cause of death is still being investigated.

Investigators say Arjun had been using the internet and a computer program called ChatGPT to look up ideas about hurting his family.

He has been charged with murder and other crimes.

Because he is a teenager, his murder case will be heard in district court instead of juvenile court.

This story is very sad, and it shows why it is so important for people who feel troubled to get help.