CHENNAI: What began as a petty argument about chasing away a stray dog turned violent. Sriram (30) from Andhra Pradesh was attacked by a youth on Wednesday at Chennai Central during the morning peak hours, with many passengers witnessing it.
Sriram, who works in the city, arrived around 8.15 am from Hyderabad by the Charminar Express. He was walking towards the exit when S Kalidass (20), of Dharapuram in Tirupur district, who was lying nearby shooed away a mongrel. Sriram who was passing by got scared that the dog might bite him. An agitated Sriram rebuked Kalidass and an argument followed. It was then that Kalidass suddenly drew a knife and swiped at Sriram.
“Kalidass, who assists a cook in Dharapuram, had a knife. He thought he was being abused by Sriram in Telugu. This spurred him to attack Sriram, who suffered minor cut injuries on his hand and stomach. After treatment at the Government General Hospital, Sriram was discharged,” GRP said. The attacker, Kalidass, was arrested and remanded to the Puzhal Central Jail.