Dharwad, April 11 -- A Youth Congress leader was hacked to death by unidentified assailants who allegedly barged into his residence in Karnataka's Dharwad district late Friday night, police said on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Fairoz Khan Pathan, a resident of Mehboob Nagar in Dharwad.

According to police, a group of four to five assailants entered his house and attacked him with lethal weapons. He sustained severe injuries and died on the spot. No family members were present at the residence at the time of the incident.

Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner N Shashikumar said the incident took place under the jurisdiction of Dharwad Suburban Police Station, and a murder case has been registered.

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