Ramanathapuram, Sept. 26 -- A 56-year-old former panchayat president was allegedly hacked to death near a TASMAC outlet in Sikkal village of Ramanathapuram district over an old land dispute, police said.

The deceased, identified as Arthur, was a former Panchayat President of Siraikulam village near Sikkal in Kadaladi taluk.

According to police, Arthur was attacked near a TASMAC outlet in Sikkal village and succumbed to his injuries. The incident was allegedly linked to an old land dispute.

Following the incident, Arthur's relatives attempted to stage a road blockade on the Rameswaram-Kanyakumari East Coast Road, demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible.

Police intervened and stopped the relatives from blocking the road. A c...