Chennai, Tamil Nadu: A 22-year-old C-category history-sheeter was hacked to death in broad daylight on Tuesday morning shortly after leaving a local police station to fulfill his mandatory bail conditions.
setup The victim, identified as Maithreyan—a resident of Thiruvanmiyur originally hailing from Mylapore—had been released on bail in a prior case under the condition that he report daily to the Mylapore police station to sign the register.
At around 11:00 AM on Tuesday, after signing the register, Maithreyan was returning in an autorickshaw when he was intercepted by a three-member gang armed with sharp weapons near Indira Nagar Main Road. Sensing danger, Maithreyan abandoned the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot, but the assailants chased him down in full public view and brutally attacked him, leaving him with multiple severe injuries before fleeing the scene.
Passersby alerted the police, who rushed the heavily bleeding victim to a private hospital in Taramani, where doctors declared him brought dead. The body was later transferred to the Government Royapettah Hospital for post-mortem analysis.
Using local CCTV footage, police quickly identified and apprehended all three suspects. Preliminary investigations indicate that the murder was driven by long-standing personal enmity and revenge between the victim and the accused group. Police have registered a murder case and are interrogating the suspects to uncover further details.
Chennai – A history-sheeter was hacked to death in broad daylight on Tuesday while returning after appearing at a police station to fulfil his bail conditions, police said. The incident took place in the Mylapore area, where the victim, identified as Maithreyan, was attacked by a group of three men armed with knives. According to police, Maithreyan had been released on bail and had gone to the Mylapore police station to comply with the conditions of his release. As he was returning, the three assailants intercepted him and attacked him. He sustained multiple injuries and died at the spot. Police have arrested the three accused. Preliminary investigation indicates that the attack stemmed from personal enmity between the victim and the assailants. Further details about the motive and the background of the accused are being examined.
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