
Youth hacked to death
The Hindu
A 22-year-old youth was hacked to death by a group of men near Saravanampatti in Coimbatore late on Monday. The police said V. Sriram alias ‘Kurangu’ Sriram, a resident of Sampath Street at Rathinapur
A 22-year-old youth was hacked to death by a group of men near Saravanampatti in Coimbatore late on Monday. The police said V. Sriram alias ‘Kurangu’ Sriram, a resident of Sampath Street at Rathinapuri, was rounded by a six-member gang who came on three motorcycles at Anjugam Nagar near Chinnavedampatti around 8.30 p.m.
The assailants chased Sriram and his friend, who were travelling on a two-wheeler, for nearly five km before the assault.
Though Sriram was rushed to a private hospital and later shifted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital after the assault, he died of injuries, the police said.

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