Mangalore, March 13: In a shocking incident on Tuesday evening, a 25-year-old rowdy was chased and hacked to death by unidentified miscreants near Kannur check-post on the outskirts of the city.
Police identified the victim as Puttha alias Sanna Puttha alias Chota Puttha, a resident of Boregudde near here.
The victim had several criminal charges against him, including attempt to murder, possessing ganja and other petty cases. He was recently released on bail.
Local sources said that a group of miscreants waylaid Puttha around 7:00pm when he had been returning home after playing with his friends. When Puttha tried to escape the assailants chased and hacked him to death.
Police have suspected that the previous enmity might be the reason for the murder.
A case has been registered at Mangalore Rural Police Station and investigations are on.
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