In a shocking display of senseless violence that has ignited outrage across India, a young man from Odisha named K. Suraj was brutally assaulted by four drunk boys in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district on December 27, 2025. The attack, captured on video by the perpetrators themselves for the sake of social media notoriety, unfolded aboard a Chennai-Tiruttani suburban train and spilled over to a secluded spot near the Tiruttani railway quarters.
Reports indicate that the 20-year-old Suraj, who had recently arrived in Chennai following a family dispute and was surviving on odd jobs, was threatened with a knife to his neck during the train ride.
The assailants, all 17-year-old school dropouts allegedly under the influence of ganja, then forced him off the train and hacked at him with sickles, inflicting deep cuts to his head, face, hands, and left arm.
One of them even flashed a victory sign while filming the gruesome act, which they uploaded to Instagram as “reels” to chase online fame.
Suraj, bleeding profusely, staggered to a nearby road where passersby alerted the authorities. He was rushed to Tiruttani Government Hospital, then transferred to Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital for stabilization, and finally to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai for further treatment.
Police acted swiftly, registering an FIR based on his complaint and apprehending the four juveniles the next day using the very video they posted.
Three were remanded to a juvenile facility in Chengalpattu, while one was granted bail.
Authorities have emphasized that the motive was not “entirely on account of him being a north Indian” but stemmed from a personal altercation after Suraj resisted, combined with the teens’ intoxication and desire for viral content.
The police say that Suraj has been discharged from Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai and apparently “expressed desire to go back to Odisha”.
Yet, amid these official responses, a cloud of unanswered questions lingers, fueling suspicions of mishandling by the DMK-led government.
1) Where is Suraj? What is his current health condition?
2) The level of brutality inflicted upon Suraj is evident from the video yet there’s no mention of how many wounds marred his body or their full extent as per the FIR details explained by IG Asra Garg. The FIR, meant to be a clear, step-by-step chronicle of events, is being criticized in some quarters for being hastily documented as a mere formality. Why is the FIR not elaborate?
3) If language barriers weren’t the spark – as police vehemently deny – why did these four uncouth anti-social elements single out an innocent outsider who posed no threat, dragging him off the train and assaulting him without provoking anyone else?
4) How can a man who was so seriously injured have the physical strength and mental balance to voluntarily discharge himself from the hospital?
5) Who accompanied Suraj while getting discharged from the hospital? Was he taken in a government ambulance or a private vehicle?
6) Where was Suraj dropped?
7) Has the police ascertained that the boys were intoxicated by drugs? If so, how did the boys get the drugs? Where did they source it from?
8) Why hasn’t MK Stalin or any Minister of the government spoken about the issue?
9) Is the DMK government hiding something?
These aren’t isolated gripes; they form a barrage of a thousand such questions that demand transparency. It is the unequivocal duty of the DMK government and Tamil Nadu police to address them head-on, not with dismissive press releases, but with verifiable facts, witness accounts, and updates on Suraj’s well-being.
If Tamil Nadu truly prides itself on harmony, it’s time to prove it by locating Suraj, ensuring justice, and preventing future atrocities. Until then, the question echoes: Where is Suraj?
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