Alappuzha, August 22: Paul George Muthoot, a prominent businessman of the Kerala-based Muthoot Finance group, was stabbed to death by a 12-member gang in the wee hours of today at Pallathuruthi near here, police said.
George, son of M G George who heads the Muthoot group, was waylaid and killed by the gang shortly after midnight while he was returning home from a resort in his car, police said.
Police said business rivalry was suspected behind the murder.
Inspector General Winson M Paul visited the spot. The car in which Paul George was travelling was taken away by the criminal gang from the spot, police said.
—Agencies