PTI
Sankarankoil (TN), Mar 7: Two Dalits were hacked to death by unidentified assailants following a dispute apparently over offering worship in the local Muppidathy Ammam temple in Tirunelveli district.
The group of unidentified persons hacked one K Paramasivan (27) when he was going to his village late last night, police said today.
E Easwaran (55) another Dalit, who was coming in a motorcycle with one Suresh, was also found hacked to death.
Suresh managed to escape from the scene. The dispute over offering worship in the temple, belonging to Konar community, started last year, officials said.