Minor girl injured in hit-and-run on Chennai’s Koyambedu flyover dies
A 17-year-old girl has died following a hit-and-run incident in Chennai, bringing the death toll to two. The incident followed a brawl at a bar where the victims were allegedly sexually harassed by a group of men who later targeted them with an SUV.
Why it matters
This case has sparked significant public concern regarding women's safety and the prevalence of violent crime in urban nightlife settings.
The 17-year-old girl who was undergoing treatment after being run over by a group of men with an SUV following a brawl at a private bar last week died on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), taking the death toll in the case to two. An 18-year-old woman from a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camp had died in the incident on the night of May 30.
The article reports on the legal proceedings and police findings regarding a violent crime without inflammatory rhetoric.
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