Madurai: 29-year-old hacked to death by gang in Tirunelveli

MADURAI: A 29-year-old man was hacked to death by an unidentified gang at Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli on Monday. The victim has been identified as M Muruganandham, a daily wage labourer from Palamadai Indiranagar in Tirunelveli district. He has a few cases registered against him.
According to police, preliminary inquiries revealed that on Monday he was to appear before one of the courts on the Tirunelveli district combined court building premises.As the case was adjourned to April 7, he was heading to a dentist on his two-wheeler. His wife Pichaiammal, and son were also with him. As he was nearing Samathanapuram area, an armed gang in two-wheelers blocked his way and launched a deadly attack on him. The man succumbed to multiple cut injuries all over his body.
The Palayamkottai police registered a case and conducted inquiries.