Chennai: A 29-year-old man was assaulted, and his shop vandalized at Marina Beach after he refused to pay a weekly subscription demanded by members of a traders’ association on Friday night. Around 10.30pm, a group of people claiming to be office-bearers of the Anna-MGR mausoleum Marina beach traders’ association approached the victim, Subhash, and demanded a weekly payment of 100.When Subhash refused to pay, the group ransacked the shop and attacked him with a crowbar. He suffered injuries and was admitted to a hospital at Omandurar Estate. Police are working to identify the suspects. TNN
