Attapur: Fight Over Rs 20 Soiled Note Claims Cab Driver’s Life On Diwali

According to Attapur police, the deceased, M Nagaraju, a car driver, had gone to a wine shop near Pillar No. 140 in Attapur to buy liquor to treat his friends on Diwali. An argument broke out after he produced a soiled Rs 20 note to purchase the liquor. The dispute with the wine shop manager soon escalated, following which the staff allegedly assaulted him. The verbal altercation allegedly escalated into a physical assault, during which Nagaraju sustained a serious injury to his chest and collapsed on the spot. We rushed him to a private hospital, where the doctors, after examination, declared him dead, A Seetiah, SHO Attapur, said.

Following the incident, Nagaraju’s family members protested before the police station and lodged a complaint against the wine shop management, demanding stern action against the accused.