Chennai, March 19 -- In a shocking incident a notorious rowdy was
hacked to death in broad daylight by an unidentified gang, four members
of which were immediately arrested by the police after opening fire at
them, in Erode district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Reports received here said the rowdy identified as John alias Chanakya
was murdered by the armed gang at around noon at Nasiyanur on the
Salem-Coimbatore National Highway.
A native of Salem, John has since shifted to Tiruppur district where he
was running a finance company offering vehicle loans.
After signing at a police station in Salem as part of bail conditions, John
was returning to Tiruppur along with his wife Saranya in their car, when the
gang which was following the...