A history-sheeter R. Siddik, 24, was hacked to death by an armed gang under Vikkramangalam police station limits on Sunday night.The police suspect that Siddik was murdered in revenge to the murder of one Muthiah in Vikkramangalam in 2024. Siddik was one of the accused in that murder.The police said that when the deceased was consuming liquor along with his friends, Vinod and Mathan, near Vikkramangalam irrigation tank, an armed gang had attacked them with lethal weapons.While sparing the other two persons by inflicting minor cut injuries, the gang had repeatedly hacked Siddik, killing him on the spot at around 10 p.m.His body was taken to Government Rajaji hospital.The police said that following a petty quarrel, a gang had tried to attack Siddik’s brother, Siddarth in 2024. However, the person who attempted to attack them was murdered. Published - June 29, 2026 09:00 pm IST