Gang hacks two men to death in Tuticorin district

Two men were hacked to death by an unidentified gang of more than four persons in a village in the district early today, police said.

Kasirajan and Rajalingam, farmers, were sleeping on the open terrace of their house at Thattaparai village when they were attacked by the gang members who escaped in a vehicle after committing the crime.

The motive behind the murder was being investigated, police said.