CHENNAI: A 30-year-old load van driver died after being assaulted by a mob at Prakasam Salai on Broadway in the early hours of Wednesday following a drunken altercation. The deceased, Kalaiselvan, a resident of Triplicane, hailed from Anniyaur near Vikravandi in Villupuram district and worked as a load van driver. According to police, Kalaiselvan and his friend Balaji were travelling in an auto-rickshaw when the incident occurred. Allegedly in an inebriated state, Kalaiselvan urinated from the vehicle and it splashed on a woman walking on the road. When the woman questioned him, an argument broke out.

Source: Indian Express March 13, 2026 03:42 UTC