A 28-year-old Scheduled Caste youth was hacked to death near Mayiladuthurai on Monday night, allegedly over his relationship with a woman.

The victim, Vairamuthu of Adiyamangalam village, was a two-wheeler mechanic. He had been in a relationship with Malini, 26, a resident of the same village, for nearly a decade. While both belonged to the same community, Malini’s mother, Vijaya, who hails from another caste, had reportedly opposed the relationship.