Drunk woman argues with passengers on Chennai bus, hits man and pulls woman's hair

A young woman under the influence of alcohol caused a disturbance on a Chennai MTC bus and clashed with passengers. Police are now examining viral videos to identify her and establish what led to the incident.Drunk woman argues with passengers on Chennai busChennai,Oct 7, 2026 13:01 ISTA young woman under the influence of alcohol created a ruckus on a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus in Chennai after getting into arguments with passengers and even assaulting a woman.The incident took place on the MTC bus travelling towards Kilambakkam. During the bus journey, the woman began arguing with other passengers and behaved aggressively.A video of the incident, now circulating on social media, showed the woman sitting on the raised dashboard area at the front of the bus, just below the windshield. She appeared agitated as she told those around her, “I am a woman who travels using a cab, why would I use a bus?”Passengers could be heard trying to calm her down and asking her to share her phone or provide the number of someone they could contact on her behalf. She refused to do so. When another passenger asked whether she thought her behaviour was acceptable, she replied that it was. A man could then be heard saying that the woman appeared to be drunk. He also claimed that she had refused to take a ticket for the journey.The situation escalated when a male passenger sitting in one of the seats tried to speak to her. The woman suddenly became aggressive and smacked him on the head. Other passengers immediately intervened, with several people surrounding her and attempting to restrain her. Another woman wearing a saree then confronted her, leading to a heated exchange between the two. The confrontation quickly turned physical when the intoxicated woman grabbed the other woman's hair and pulled it, causing further commotion inside the bus.Watch the video here:Following the disturbance, the bus driver and conductor stopped the vehicle and removed the woman from the bus. They then informed the Kumaran Nagar police about what had happened.With videos of the incident circulating widely on social media, Kumaran Nagar Police are conducting an enquiry to establish the identity of the young woman and ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident.- Ends