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A antheral nether the power of intoxicant attacked a autobus rider with a billhook and stabbed different idiosyncratic astatine the District Headquarters Hospital successful Erode connected Monday (November 24, 2025).
According to the police, much than 20 passengers were travelling successful TNSTC autobus no. 38 from the Erode Bus Stand to Sivagiri Amman Kovil. When the autobus stopped astatine the infirmary autobus stop, a antheral boarded the conveyance and picked a quarrel with chap passengers. As the autobus was nearing Moolapalayam, helium abruptly took retired a hidden billhook and attacked a passenger, causing caput injury.
Shocked and angered, commuters overpowered the assailant, tied him up, and pushed him retired of the bus. Erode Taluk constabulary rushed to the spot aft being alerted and took him into custody. The injured rider is undergoing treatment. Police said the accused, identified arsenic Boopathi, has respective erstwhile cases pending against him astatine the Erode Taluk constabulary station.
Police said earlier successful the day, Boopathi reportedly stabbed a operation worker, Perumal, from Salem district, who had travel to District Headquarters Hospital for treatment, earlier boarding the bus. Perumal sustained injuries successful 2 places and has been admitted to the hospital.
