Overview
- A 45-year-old driver identified as M Nagaraju was assaulted at a wine shop near Pillar No. 140 in Attapur after producing a soiled Rs 20 note and later died at a private hospital from a serious chest injury.
- Attapur police, led by SHO A Seetiah, say the verbal dispute escalated into a physical attack by shop staff or management that left the victim collapsed at the scene.
- Authorities have registered a culpable homicide case and report that suspects have been taken into custody as the probe continues.
- A postmortem was completed at OGH hospital mortuary and the body was released to the family for last rites.
- The victim’s relatives protested at the police station and are demanding stern action against the wine shop, and investigators will examine how the chest injury led to death and whether charges will be pressed against specific staff or managers.