<p>Police arrested a 24-year-old man who launched an armed assault on his parents and the rest of his family on Thursday in response to stopping them from admitting him to an alcohol de-addiction centre.</p>.<p>Tejas, who dropped out of school after failing class 10 and became an alcoholic, was also booked for vandalising around 12 cars in his neighbourhood.</p>.<p>Tejas’ father Ramachandraiah, 55, an auto driver, and mother Yashodha, 50, a labourer, admitted him for treatment at a de-addiction centre. After returning, Tejas began drinking again and harassed his parents for money.</p>.<p>At around 6.30 pm on Thursday, Tejas had an argument with his parents over money. Ramachandraiah and Yashodha called the de-addiction centre urging them to readmit Tejas. When four staffers of the de-addiction centre came to his house at 7 pm, Tejas tried attacking them with a dagger, forcing them to flee.</p>.<p>He attempted to stab Ramachandraiah in the abdomen but ended up slashing his hand. When he tried stabbing his mother in the neck, Ramachandraiah blocked him. Yashodha sustained a minor injury. His savage attack on uncle Rangaswamy, his wife and grandmother also did not succeed.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Upendra-starrer ‘A’</p>.<p>After vandalising a dozen vehicles, Tejas joined a Ganesha procession, climbed onto the carriage with the idol and pressed the dagger on the statue, in a scene reminding of the Upendra-starrer ‘A’.</p>.<p>Police, who nabbed Tejas with help from locals, slapped two separate cases on him for attempting to murder and damaging vehicles based on the complaint from his parents.</p>
<p>Police arrested a 24-year-old man who launched an armed assault on his parents and the rest of his family on Thursday in response to stopping them from admitting him to an alcohol de-addiction centre.</p>.<p>Tejas, who dropped out of school after failing class 10 and became an alcoholic, was also booked for vandalising around 12 cars in his neighbourhood.</p>.<p>Tejas’ father Ramachandraiah, 55, an auto driver, and mother Yashodha, 50, a labourer, admitted him for treatment at a de-addiction centre. After returning, Tejas began drinking again and harassed his parents for money.</p>.<p>At around 6.30 pm on Thursday, Tejas had an argument with his parents over money. Ramachandraiah and Yashodha called the de-addiction centre urging them to readmit Tejas. When four staffers of the de-addiction centre came to his house at 7 pm, Tejas tried attacking them with a dagger, forcing them to flee.</p>.<p>He attempted to stab Ramachandraiah in the abdomen but ended up slashing his hand. When he tried stabbing his mother in the neck, Ramachandraiah blocked him. Yashodha sustained a minor injury. His savage attack on uncle Rangaswamy, his wife and grandmother also did not succeed.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Upendra-starrer ‘A’</p>.<p>After vandalising a dozen vehicles, Tejas joined a Ganesha procession, climbed onto the carriage with the idol and pressed the dagger on the statue, in a scene reminding of the Upendra-starrer ‘A’.</p>.<p>Police, who nabbed Tejas with help from locals, slapped two separate cases on him for attempting to murder and damaging vehicles based on the complaint from his parents.</p>