Mandya, May 20 -- A 29-year-old youth was brutally hacked to death with lethal weapons by a group of unidentified miscreants at K. Honnalagere village under Maddur taluk here, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Sunil, a resident of Chunchanahalli village in Maddur taluk.

According to the police, the incident took place late Sunday night when the victim was returning on a motorcycle with three of his friends after consuming liquor.

A group of assailants, who arrived in a car, intercepted the motorcycle and launched a sudden attack on Sunil using lethal weapons, inflicting critical injuries.

Sunil was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries while on the way. His two companions on the bike, identified as S...