Sundargarh: In a gruesome incident, a youth was chased and allegedly hacked to death by two brothers with a sharp weapon at a village in Odisha’s Sundargarh district on Monday.
The incident took place at Ratnapur village under the jurisdiction of Sundargarh Sadar police station over a trivial issue. The deceased has been identified as Manoj Sha alias Pandu.
As per preliminary information, Manoj had been to the house of Vijay Mahanandia and Dulamani Mahanandia in the morning. The three had an argument over some issue and the two brothers beat up Manoj who tried to escape. However, the two brothers chased Manoj and attacked him with a dagger, killing him on the road.
Locals rescued an rushed the profusely bleeding youth to the hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.
On being informed, a police team visited the village and launched an investigation. The two brothers are stated to have fled after the incident
Locals staged a road blockade protesting the incident and demanding the arrest of the absconding accused.
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