Man hacked to death over banner politics

Police said Madhan had erected a flex in the locality to wish his friend on his marriage. A few men in the area opposed the banner saying only political banners are allowed and Madhan agreed to remove the banner. 

As the banner was not removed on  Thursday, the gang went to his house and allegedly pelted stones at him. When he tried to escape, the gang chased Madhan and hacked him to death in SM Nagar in full public view. 

On information, The Teynampet police rushed to the spot and sent his body for postmortem  examination. Police have launched a hunt for the murderers Selvamani,Kumarasean, Seeman, Dheena, Ajith and Kumaravel. A case has been registered and an investigation is on.