Overview
- Police say four 17-year-olds threatened the man on a suburban train, then took him near the Old Railway Quarters and recorded the assault.
- The victim, identified as Suraj, suffered multiple cut wounds and was rescued after passers-by alerted authorities; he remains in hospital.
- Investigators reviewed CCTV along with the circulated clips to identify suspects from the Tiruttani–Nemili area and detain them within hours.
- All four were produced before the Juvenile Justice Board; three were sent to an observation home and one was released, according to court accounts.
- A case including attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered, and the incident has prompted political calls for tougher policing and action on youth drug access.