Former DMK ward secy of Sattur hacked to death

: A former DMK ward secretary of Sattur was hacked to death today by a man, reportedly a temple priest, at Kammapatti in the district today, police said.

Police quoted eyewitness as having told them that the priest had hacked the man to death with a sickle while he was walking on a road and fled the spot.

Police suspect he might have been killed over a family dispute.