Hyderabad, July 16 -- A 30-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by a group of assailants in Hyderabad's upscale Madhapur area on Tuesday night , police said on Wednesday.

The victim, identified as Chinnapalli Bhaskar, hailed from Upparapalli village in Wardhannapet mandal of Warangal district, an official at the Madhapur police station said.

According to preliminary investigation, Bhaskar, who worked as a chef at a hotel in the Ayyappa Society area of Madhapur, had been in a relationship with a woman from the same village.

"However, her family opposed the relationship because they belonged to different castes and married her off to another man about three years ago. However, Bhaskar continued to stalk her even after she got marri...