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Youth hacked to death
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TIRUNELVELI
A youth was hacked to death after he had a heated argument with an old man.
Police said the argument broke out between P. Esakki Raja, 21, of Rengasamudram Naththam Colony under Pappakudi police station limits and S. Papanasam, 60, of the same area on Sunday night over taking puja items auctioned in the village temple.
When Esakki Raja was returning home after the argument, Papanasam, his associates Mariappan, 47, Poovaiah, 36, and Jai Ganesh, 26, waylaid him and hacked him.
With grievous injuries, Esakki Raja was admitted to Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital where died in the small hours of Monday.