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A 74-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by a co-passenger following a dispute over reading an LED display board inside a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus near Tambaram on Sunday, 26 April 2026, as reported in Times of India.
According to police, the incident occurred on a Route 70-G bus operating between Guduvancheri and Vadapalani. The accused, identified as Amarnath (25), had boarded the bus at the Tambaram bus stand. At the Tambaram MEPZ stop, the victim, Chandrasekaran (74), an electrician from Padappai, boarded the bus and took a seat next to him.
Police said that an argument broke out after Amarnath allegedly asked the elderly man to read out the place names displayed on the LED board inside the bus. Chandrasekaran reportedly told him that he was unable to do so and suggested asking the conductor instead. However, Amarnath allegedly continued to insist, leading to a heated exchange between the two.
Passengers stated that the conductor intervened upon hearing the commotion and asked Chandrasekaran to change his seat. As the elderly man attempted to get up, Amarnath allegedly pulled him back, strangled him with his hands, and repeatedly assaulted him by punching his face and chest.
Chandrasekaran collapsed unconscious inside the bus. The driver immediately halted the vehicle, following which passengers transported the victim in an autorickshaw to a nearby hospital. Doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police said the accused attempted to flee the scene but was apprehended by fellow passengers, who also assaulted him before handing him over to authorities. The bus was subsequently driven to the Chromepet police station.
Amarnath has been arrested and booked on charges of murder. Preliminary investigations suggest that he may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the incident. He is a native of Villupuram and was working as a mason in Chennai.
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