Hacks Dead By Daylight

[Sullivan Maurer]

CHENNAIAn armed gang chased and hacked to death a man in broad daylight on a busy street at Mannady in Chennai today around 12.30 pm. The victim, J Vijayakumar, who was facing several criminal cases, was said to be returning after appearing in court when he was intercepted by the gang.

A CCTV recording of the incident shows Vijayakumar running for his life in a narrow pedestrian pathway and stumbling down. Even as he entered a house in the hope of saving himself, the gang entered with arms and emerged within 30 seconds. Police said by the time they reached the spot, Vijayakumar was already dead.

The CCTV footage shows men clad in red, white and blue shirts attacking Viji with machetes. One of the men clad in a red shirt was also wearing a helmet. He is believed to be the gang-leader and prime suspect in the case.

The footage recorded the victim running on the pedestrian pathway trying to escape when he stumbled and fell and was attacked repeatedly. Viji managed to enter into a house but the gang followed him in and hacked him to death. The gang managed to execute the plan in just 30 seconds.

The public who witnessed the incident alerted the Muthialpet police station. Policemen rushed to the spot and found Vijayakumar having bled to death. His body was sent to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital for autopsy.

The victim tries to run away but the sword-wielding accused gives chase and attacks her multiple times. Kaur finally falls to the ground and the accused hacks her to death with the sword, the video showed.

Kaur suffered multiple fatal injuries in the assault and was rushed to a local hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, police said, adding that the accused has been arrested and booked for murder under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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