The Chennai police have arrested a youth on charges of beating a 74-year-old man to death on a bus, after a dispute over route details.

The victim has been identified as Chandrasekaran, an electrician from Serappanancheri near Padappai in Tambaram. He had been waiting at the Tambaram MEPZ bus stop on Sunday (April 26, 2026) to take a bus to Vadapalani. He boarded a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus (route no. 70G), heading from Guduvanchery to Vadapalani, and occupied a seat at the front.