Man hacked to death near Coimbatore, police suspect gang rivalry
The Hindu
A 26-year-old man was hacked to death near Saravanampatti in Coimbatore late on Friday, as a result of rivalry between two local gangs.Police said K. Ashok Kumar (26), a resident of Hudco Colony at Ga
A 26-year-old man was hacked to death near Saravanampatti in Coimbatore late on Friday, as a result of rivalry between two local gangs.
Police said K. Ashok Kumar (26), a resident of Hudco Colony at Gandhima Nagar near Saravanampatti, was murdered by a group of four men. The victim, a construction worker, was part of a local gang, headed by Unnikrishnan, which was rivals with another gang, according to police. Kumar had posted a photo of himself holding a machete on a social media platform with a caption daring the rival gang, which has ‘Workshop’ Manikandan and Vikku alias Shanmugam as leaders.
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