Chennai: R Mullai Gnanasekar, AIADMK councillor of Ward 21 in Manali Zone, was brutally hacked to death by a gang near Manali bus stand in Chennai on Saturday night.
According to The Hindu, around 6 pm, Gnanasekar was sitting in a pawn broker’s shop opposite the Manali bus terminus. Three persons wearing helmets arrived on a motorcycle, barged into the shop and attacked him on the neck.
Tension prevailed in the area and shopkeepers downed their shutters following the incident. Residents gathered in large numbers and buses did not ply for a few hours.
Some bystanders rushed the victim to a private hospital and from there, to Stanley Medical College Hospital where he was declared brought dead.
“On Friday, there was a minor dispute between AIADMK and DMK cadres over inaugurating Amma Thittam. However, the murder does not appear to be due to this incident. We suspect that there is some business rivalry behind the murder,” said a police source to The Hindu. The police have recovered CCTV footage from the place of the murder.
