Kollam (Kerala) | A murder accused out on bail was killed in broad daylight here on Saturday by a group armed with weapons, police said.

An officer of Karunagappally police station said that the incident occurred after the murder accused, also a known gangster, was returning from the station.

According to visuals of the incident aired on TV channels, the attackers were chasing the car of the accused - Aluva Atul - in their own vehicle on the National Highway 66 near Karunagappally and at one point, pushed his car into a ditch on the roadside.

Subsequently, 4-5 persons, armed with sticks and other sharp weapons, smashed the windows of Atul's car from all sides and then pulled him out and brutally killed him. After that, they left the area in their vehicle.

Police said that Atul was declared dead when taken to the hospital, and it was investigating who was behind the attack.