Erode:
A former woman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam councillor was today allegedly stabbed to death by a three-member gang which decamped with her gold chain weighing eight sovereigns, police said.
The three unidentified persons had entered a brick factory run by the victim, Rathinam Nallasivam, near here and reportedly tried to remove the gold chain from her neck.
When she resisted, they allegedly stabbed her to death, police said. They then escaped on a motorcycle.
A case of murder for gain has been registered, police added.