A 35-year-old carpenter was hacked to death by a gang in broad daylight at Nonankuppam here on Wednesday.
The police said Nagaraj, the victim, of Shanmugam Nagar in Ariyankuppam was into real estate business. The attack was carried out at around 2.30 p.m. when Nagaraj was riding his two-wheeler to work.
When he neared a temple in Nonankuppam, six men on three motorcycles intercepted him and attacked him with sickles. He died on the spot.
On information, senior police officials rushed to the spot and conducted enquiries. Further investigations are on.