A 36-year-old man, reported to be involved in a number of cases, was hacked to death by five men in Ambattur on Monday evening. His friend, who tried to protect him, was hurt.
Prabhakaran of Kakkanji Nagar in Pattabiram, an employee at a petrol filling station, was invited to a party at the house of his friend Sebastian on Sivananda Nagar 2nd Street. Around 5.30 p.m., an argument broke out between the men and five of them, including Sebastian, allegedly assaulted Prabhakaran with knives and sickles. Suresh (26) tried to stop the assailants but was hurt. He rushed to the Ambattur police station and informed policemen.
A police team reached the house and found Prabhakaran dead. Suresh is being treated at KMC Hospital.