Pub licence suspended, seven arrested after 18-year-old girl killed in hit-and-run at Koyambedu
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- •An 18-year-old girl was killed and her 17-year-old friend critically injured in a hit-and-run at Koyambedu on Sunday.
- •The incident followed alleged sexual harassment and a quarrel inside a private bar in Koyambedu on Saturday night.
- •The Prohibition and Excise Department suspended the bar’s licence and sealed the premises late on Sunday.
- •Seven accused, including three college students, have been arrested in connection with the case.
Chennai, June 2 — In a tragic incident that has shaken the city, an 18-year-old content creator was killed and her 17-year-old friend critically injured in a hit-and-run case near Koyambedu in the early hours of Sunday. The incident followed a quarrel inside a private bar in Koyambedu on Saturday night, where both victims were allegedly sexually harassed by a group of drunk youths. The Prohibition and Excise Department responded swiftly on Sunday night by temporarily suspending the bar’s licence and sealing the premises.
The deceased girl hailed from Villupuram district, while her critically injured friend, a resident of Ramapuram, has been admitted to the intensive care unit at the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital. The two girls, who met on social media, had been staying together for the past ten days after the deceased left her home to meet friends in Chennai. On Saturday night, they visited a pub called MM’s Chennai Gateway in Koyambedu, where they met two other youths they had befriended online. They entered the pub around 9:30 p.m.
