When an autorickshaw driver picked up passengers for a return trip at Tannirbavi Beach, other drivers attacked him. Muhammad Arafat, an autorickshaw driver, reportedly picked up and dropped off customers on his way back from the beach, according to the police. When Arafat picked up passengers on his way back, the local autorickshaw drivers who were waiting for passengers objected.
Following a confrontation, Arafat was attacked by almost three drivers. Police in Panambur have opened a case.
