THRISSUR: A woman, wife of a goonda leader, was hacked to death after hurling bombs. She has been identified as Lakshmi (43), wife of Hareesh of Kattoor. The incident happened Sunday night at 10 pm. Lakshmi was hacked to death by a four-member team led by Darshan, an accused in various criminal cases and a native of the place. They committed the murder with deadly weapons. She sustained hack injuries all over her body and died on the spot itself.

Hareesh is an accused in many cases including murder. A verbal dispute and a clash broke out between Hareesh and Darshan the other day. The Kattoor police had registered a case against Hareesh on it. Soon after that Hareesh went underground. It is heard that Laskhmy had asked one of Hareesh’s aides to kill Darshan, who trapped her husband in the case. Knowing this Darshan reached her house with his aides. They hurled bombs at her house and created an atmosphere of terror. Lakshmi, who came out hearing the loud noise, ran after seeing Darshan and his team. However, they followed her and hacked her to death.

The body has been shifted to the district hospital. A large posse of police has been deployed in the area. A search for the accused has been intensified. Darshan, suspected to the accused is a close confidante of notorious gangster Kayikkuru. Hareesh and his family who were staying in Thriprayar earlier shifted to Kattoor years back. Police said a clash is always witnessed here. An investigation by a team led by Irinjalakuda DySP P R Rajesh is progressing.