A gang hacked to death a 39-year-old history sheeter after hurling country bombs at him in Salai Therevu near Muthialpet on Sunday night.
According to Muthialpet police, Anbu Rajani was driving his car when the assailants hurled country bombs at the vehicle.
After hurling the explosives, the gang members dragged him out and attacked him with lethal weapons. The victim was wanted in two murder cases.