Gurugram, Jan. 9 -- : A 27-year-old man was hacked to death with an axe in Nuh following a petty dispute over crop damage, police said on Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Azru Khan, a resident of Dhala Basi Dhani in Rajasthan's Alwar, officers added. Police said Khan had come to Mewli village in Nuh on Tuesday to visit his maternal uncle, Mohammad Javed, when he was attacked by at least five suspects armed with axes and rods. The attackers fled after Khan collapsed on the road.

Police said Khan suffered severe axe injuries to his head and other parts of the body. He was initially rushed to Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College at Nalhar in Nuh due to his critical condition and was later referred to Sawai Man Singh...