Tirunelveli, March 5 -- A disabled Dalit man and a migrant worker from Odisha were allegedlyhacked to death by a nine-member gang in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district in a targeted caste attack on Monday, March 2.

The incident took place in the Perumpaththu village under the Nanguneri Police Station limits.

The deceased were identified as 42-year-old John Mark, a resident of Perumpathu village, and 57-year-old Srinath Gadda from Odisha.

Police identified the accused as Kannan, Vasantha Kumar, Anthony Michel, Uchimahali alias Mittai, Raja alias Esakkiraja, Subbaia alias Subash and Kalyani, all between the ages of 19 and 21.

Two of the accused had allegedly been named in a previous attack against Dalits, although their identities were n...