Vigil honors mom, son killed in Acton double murder

ACTON, Mass. —

A vigil was held Wednesday night in honor of the mom and son who had been murdered of their Acton, Massachusetts, residence final week.

Arjun Aravind, 17, is charged with killing his mom, Sudha Venkatesan, 45, and his 14-year-old brother, Siddharth Aravind, on the household’s residence on Aug. 11.

Over 100 individuals gathered in Acton for a vigil to honor Siddarth and Sudha.

“Our hearts exit to the remaining members of the family, as their future has been robbed of wholeness and peace,” one attendee mentioned.

The vigil included Hindu prayers and assist for Siddarth’s father and husband, Aravind Sukumaran, who was not current.

“I at all times thought-about myself the luckiest particular person on the earth, to the household I had,” mentioned Susri Anuradha Mazumdar, the vigil organizer, as she learn a letter from Sukumaran to the group.

“Sudar was an exquisite spouse, extremely caring mother, and one of many smartest individuals I knew,” Mazumdar mentioned, quoting Sukumaran’s letter.

Siddarth’s mates shared reminiscences of him through the vigil.

“He was such an awesome buddy, continually making me chortle,” mentioned Vihaan Mudunte, one among Siddarth’s mates.

“I’ll at all times bear in mind you as an irreplaceable reward to my life,” mentioned Ranvir Bajwa, one other buddy.

“Seeing how this affected all these individuals, it’s not too stunning to me,” Mudunte mentioned.

“His humor, his vitality, I really feel like, it introduced it to everybody within the room. I’m going to overlook him quite a bit,” Bajwa mentioned.