Two young gana singers were hacked to death by a six-member gang that allegedly stormed into a house near Manimangalam in Kancheepuram during the early hours of Sunday in what police suspect to be an attack linked to previous enmity, as reported in The New Indian Express.
According to police, the victims were identified as Bharath (25) and Seenu (24), both residents of Varadharajapuram near Padappai. The two had reportedly returned after performing at a concert near Padappai on Saturday night and were staying at the house of their friend Lokesh in Ammanambakkam when the attack took place.
Police said Lokesh was living in the house along with his parents, Mohan (45) and Sangeetha, and his younger sister Kerin at the time of the incident.
Investigators said a six-member gang arrived at the location on three two-wheelers with their faces concealed using helmets and masks. The attackers allegedly barged into the house after breaking open the door.
According to police, the gang initially attempted to attack Lokesh. However, Lokesh reportedly managed to escape after raising an alarm. When his father Mohan tried to intervene and stop the assailants, he sustained injuries during the attack.
Police said the gang then turned towards Bharath and Seenu, who were inside the house, and attacked them using sickles and machetes before fleeing from the scene.
Bharath reportedly died inside the house itself, while Seenu collapsed near the entrance in a pool of blood.
Following information about the incident, personnel from the Tamil Nadu Police attached to Manimangalam police station rushed to the spot, secured the area and shifted the bodies to Tambaram Government Hospital for postmortem examination.
Police stated that neither Bharath nor Seenu had any pending criminal cases against them. However, investigators were examining whether the victims had links with persons involved in criminal activities as part of the probe into the killings.
A case has been registered, and police said efforts were under way to identify and trace the six suspects involved in the double murder.
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