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Viral videos show woman brutally hitting 2yr son ; filming acts; arrested

In a horrific incident, a woman was arrested after videos of her inhumanly hitting her own son went viral on social media, triggering immediate action from the police.  

The 23-year-old mother would often remove her anger on the 18 months old toddler. The Tamil Nadu police arrested her after clips of the disturbing act sparked outrage amongst social media users, demanding action against her.  

The videos were recorded by the mother, Thulasi, herself for unknown reasons. In one of the clips from February, she can be seen beating her son on his mouth. The child, Pradeep, keeps being hit on till his mouth bleeds.  

In another video, the mother hits the toddler’s foot. He cries in pain but she proceeds to hit him with a slipper. She can also be seen crying occasionally at certain times.  

The multiple clips circulated also shows heart-wrenching scars on Pradeep’s back. They seem to be the result of flogging on the child’s body.  

As per reports, Thulasi and her ex-husband had recently divorced each other. Both were into agriculture and lived in Tamil Nadu with their two children. Following the divorce, which allegedly was also the result of Thulasi’s involvement with another man, she took the kids, Pradeep (2) and Gokul (4) along with her. She then started living with her mother in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.  

She was arrested from her maternal home by a special team of the Tamil Nadu police. According to the investigators, after every fight with her ex-husband, she would hit the child and take a video of it. She had undergone a difficult delivery during the birth of Pradeep, which was also the cause of her anger and behaviour towards the child. 

Speaking about the intention behind the act, Dr N Shreenatha, the Superintendent of Police (Villupuram district) said, “The second son (Pradeep) was delivered via a caesarean section, and she had some health problems after the birth, leading to a dislike towards him.” 

Her frequent disputes with the child’s father seem to be the result of her plans to get married to another man.  

“Prima facie, it also appears she was in contact with another person and they were planning on getting married. This caused a marital dispute with the husband, Vadivazhagan, which also motivated her to torture the child,” he said. 

The police is now searching for Thulasi’s boyfriend to uncover further details. The videos were found originally by her relatives one day on the woman’s mobile phone, who then informed the cops about it.  

Thulasi is facing charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, causing hurt, and abduction. Following a magistrate’s order of examining the mother’s mental health, she was proven mentally sound with the absence of any mental health issue by psychiatrists.  

Meanwhile, the children were given to their father by the police.