Police personnel deployed in front of the Tirunelveli district court complex on Friday, where a person was hacked to death by unidentified persons
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A man was hacked to death by an armed gang near the Tirunelveli district court complex on Friday (December 20, 2024).
Sources said the deceased Mayandi was allegedly attacked by four men when he came to the court for a case hearing. The gang, which arrived in a car, intercepted Mayandi and attacked him with a sickle, killing him on the spot before fleeing.
On being alerted, the police recovered his body and sent it for postmortem examination.
Meanwhile, onlookers managed to apprehend one of the alleged assailants involved in the murder and handed him over to the police.
A case of murder has been registered and further investigation is underway.
Published – December 20, 2024 03:18 pm IST