CHENNAI: A 38-year-old history-sheeter was killed in broad daylight at Thirukalimedu near Kancheepuram on Tuesday afternoon after an unidentified gang attacked him with machetes and hurled country-made bombs at him as he attempted to escape.

The deceased — A Raja, alias ‘Vasool’ Raja (38) — had at least 18 cases registered against him, including four murder cases in Kancheepuram district, said Sivakanchi police, who suspect that the fatal attack could be a fallout of a gang rivalry. Raja had come out on bail four months ago in a murder case.

The police said the gang, on two motorbikes, surrounded Raja, who was talking to his friends near a ration shop at Thirukalimedu in Kancheepuram district. The suspects hacked him with machetes, and when he attempted to escape, they hurled country-made bombs at him, said the police, adding that the suspects threatened Raja’s friends to stay away, and fled after he collapsed.

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