Baripada: In a shocking turn of events, a man allegedly hacked his son to death Monday morning at Naranakhunta village under Badasahi police limits in Mayurbhanj district, a police official informed. The deceased has been identified as Pramod Kumar Singh while the accused is Anil Kumar Singh.
The two were involved in a heated altercation Monday morning over some issue. Things took an ugly turn when Anil became violent. In a fit of anger, he attacked Pramod with a sharp weapon causing grievous injuries. Pramod died on the spot, the police official informed.
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Anil fled from the spot immediately. Locals, when they arrived at the spot, found Pramod lying in a pool of blood.
On being informed, Badasahi police arrived at the spot and sent the body for post-mortem. A murder case has been registered in this connection and police have launched a manhunt to nab Pramod.
PNN