Teenager Hacked to Death Near Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple; Five Suspects Still at Large, Probe Focuses on Gang Rivalry
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- •A 17-year-old boy, Gubendran, was hacked to death near Madurai’s Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple early on May 25, 2026, around 4 am.
- •Five suspects, including a history-sheeter named Muthumani, are believed to have carried out the attack, which was possibly in retaliation for a prior altercation during the Chithirai festival.
- •CCTV footage captured the incident and the suspects fleeing through temple-area streets; no arrests had been made by Monday afternoon.
- •Five criminal cases, including one for weapon possession, were pending against the deceased teenager, and investigators are probing possible links to local gang rivalries.
A 17-year-old youth, Gubendran of North Masi Street in Madurai, was brutally hacked to death in the early hours of Monday, May 25, 2026, just steps away from the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple — one of Tamil Nadu’s most visited and tightly secured religious landmarks. The attack occurred around 4 am near a corporation-run parking complex on North Avani Moola Street, close to the temple premises, according to police statements.
According to investigators, five assailants on two motorcycles surrounded Gubendran and repeatedly attacked him with deadly weapons before fleeing through the temple’s narrow surrounding streets. Local CCTV footage, police said, captured both the assault and the gang’s escape route. Officers from Vilakkuthoon police station rushed to the scene upon receiving information and transported the victim’s body to Government Rajaji Hospital for autopsy. Forensic teams later examined the area and collected evidence.
