CHENNAI: A 20-year-old man was hacked to death by a gang at Nookampalayam near

on Tuesday, after he had a fallout over bursting firecrackers on the street with his neighbour.

Police said Sandeep Kumar, a resident of TNHB quarters, attacked his neighbour in an inebriated state following a quarrel with him over lighting firecrackers on the street on

.

"Sandeep Kumar picked up an argument with them for littering the road. The argument soon escalated into fisticuffs and Sandeep Kumar attacked him. The injured man and his friends counter-attacked Sandeep Kumar with weapons. They thrashed and stabbed him, leaving him in a pool of blood," an officer said.

Some residents found Sandeep on the street and informed police. Pallikaranai police sent the body to the

government hospital for autopsy. A murder case was registered and police are looking for the suspects.