Tamil Nadu shocker: Man hacks lawyer with sickle outside court in broad daylight - Watch

The horrific incident, outside the court in Krishnagiri district, was recorded on camera and has been shared widely on social media. (Courtesy: X)

An advocate was sacked with a sickle outside a court in Tamil Nadu's Hosur in broad daylight on November 20.

The horrific incident, outside the court in Krishnagiri district, was recorded on camera and has been shared widely on social media. The short clip shows the bleeding lawyer Kannan lying helpless on the road as the accused slashed his head.

The victim suffered severe injuries to his head as well as face. He was rushed to a private hospital and is undergoing treatment.

According to a report in NDTV, the suspect is the advocate's assistant Anand Kumar. "The suspect and the victim have had personal issues in the past and have compromised after the matter reached the police and the court," the report said.

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai took to X, formerly Twitter, to launch an attack at Chief Minister MK Stalin over the law and order situation in the state.

"A teacher was murdered in the classroom today in Tanjore & here is an advocate being brutally attacked in broad daylight in Hosur. These reflect the disastrous law & order situation in TN under the DMK Govt. Thiru @mkstalin should be ashamed of turning TN into a lawless jungle. If this Govt put little effort into fixing issues rather than diverting them, we would not see such lawlessness," he posted.