Former BJP functionary hacked to death by six-member gang

A 27-year-old antheral was hacked to decease by a six-member pack connected Thiruvalluvar Salai connected Monday night.

Police identified the unfortunate arsenic Vignesh, a nonmigratory of Nellithope. He was a erstwhile functionary of the Bharatiya Janata Party successful Nellithope constituency. He was riding his motorcycle on with his friends erstwhile the pack that came successful an autorickshaw and two-wheelers waylaid Mr. Vignesh earlier assaulting him with lethal weapons.

A scuffle the unfortunate had with a radical during a ceremonial procession precocious was considered to beryllium the trigger for the fatal assault. Orleanpet constabulary person registered a lawsuit and launched a manhunt to apprehension the culprits, said an officer.