TRICHY: A three-member

murdered a notorious

at

in

on Tuesday by chopping off his head in front of his little

daughter

. The murderers surrendered before police with the man’s head.

The murdered man has been identified as Chandra Mohan alias Thalaivetti Chandru, 38, of Drainage Street in Srirangam. He was involved in several criminal cases.

The gang that came in a car intercepted Chandru who was riding on a two-wheeler with his daughter near Devi theatre. The gang members got down from the car and attacked Chandru with sharp weapons. The gang spared his daughter.

The assailants chopped off his head. They went to the Srirangam police station with the head and surrendered.

The police took them into custody. The police visited the crime spot and recovered the torso.

The motive behind the murder was yet to be known, the police said.