CHENNAI: On Wednesday at suburban Sankar Nagar, a 23-year-old youth who was attacked by snatchers while relieving him of his mobile phone succumbed to injuries on Friday. The deceased was identified as Raja Kanna (23) from Mayiladuthurai. Police said he was staying in a rented house at Pozhichalur. The youth had come to Chennai 20 days ago in search of a job.

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“Raja Kanna, who had completed a graduate course in catering, joined as a server in a food stall near Pozhichalur bus stop. On Wednesday, around 11.30 pm, after finishing work, he was walking on the road at Ponnurangam Nagar when two men on a bike stopped him and tried to rob him at knife-point,” said an investigating officer.

Police said as he did not have money the burglar attempted to snatch his smartphone. As he put up resistance, the duo attacked him with a knife and escaped with the phone. “Raja Kanna was lying on  The road with severe injuries and passerby alerted police and ambulance,” said the police officer.  Shankar Nagar police sent him to a government hospital at Chromepet. Later, he was shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, where he died on Friday morning.

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