A 24-year-old man was attacked at Tamil Nadu’s Sankarankovil railway station. This happened as Selvaraj, a resident of Vasudevanallur, prepared to board Pothigai Express to Chennai. An 18-year-old, identified as Kannan, attacked him with a sickle in full view of passengers. This left Selvaraj with deep wounds to his head and face, while his left arm was completely chopped off at the wrist.