THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 57-year-old man was hacked to death during a verbal dispute in the capital city. The victim has been identified as Radhakrishnan of Ayiroopara. He was hacked at Pothencode late last night.

A pedestrian seeing him lying on the road with hack injuries informed the Pothencode police. Though he was rushed to the medical college hospital, he succumbed to the injuries at 7 am Tuesday morning.

Radhkrishnan on way to the hospital told police that his friend Anil hacked him. He said that a verbal dispute broke out between them and in a fit of rage Anil used the former’s felling knife to hack him.

The Pothencode police have intensified a search to nab him.