Thiruvananthapuram:
A 60-year-old man was allegedly hacked to dying by a gang of males for opposing drug abuse within the district, police mentioned on Wednesday.
The incident occurred at a village below the jurisdiction of Varkala police station at 8.30 pm on Tuesday.
The sufferer, recognized as Shajahan, was allegedly attacked by the gang for reporting their drug use to the authorities, police mentioned.
Shajahan sustained extreme accidents and was rushed to Thiruvananthapuram Medical School Hospital, however he succumbed to his accidents.
No arrests have been made up to now, police mentioned, including {that a} search is ongoing for the suspects concerned within the crime.
The physique of Shajahan has been handed over to his kinfolk following a autopsy examination, they added.
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