DMK youth wing functionary hacked to death

A DMK youth wing functionary was hacked to death allegedly by some persons near here following a verbal spat during a cricket match, police said today.

Prabhu (30) succumbed to his injuries in the government hospital here, they said.

The victim was into fish business and also serving as a driver of DMK secretary, Moorthy.

A quarrel broke out between Prabhu and a group of youngsters during the cricket match in Arapalayam on Sunday and Prabhu had allegedly thrashed one person.

He had come to Arapalayam again last night when a heated exchange broke out between him and the group, following which some persons hacked him to death, police said, adding they are looking for Silambarasan in connection to the incident.

Pottu Suresh, another DMK functionary and associate of Union Minister M K Alagiri, was hacked to death near here on January 31.