Berhampur: A 31-year-old youth was beaten to death by a man in Odisha’s Ganjam district following a heated argument, police said Thursday.
The victim, identified as Mitu Bisoyi, worked as a labourer in Sundhipalli village under jurisdiction of Badagada police station, police added.
Police arrested the accused identified as Kalu Nayak, also a resident of the same village, and confiscated a bamboo stick, purportedly the weapon used in the fatal attack.
While the precise motive behind the assault remains under investigation, preliminary findings suggest a potential personal feud between the two, Sandhyarani Singh, the inspector in-charge of Badagada police, said.
Contrary to speculation, police have ruled out any political motivation behind the incident.
Police said the accused and the deceased engaged in a heated argument Wednesday evening, culminating in the violent altercation. Subsequently, the accused allegedly struck Bisoyi on the head with the bamboo stick in a fit of rage. Despite immediate medical attention at MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Bisoyi succumbed to his injuries, police added.
PTI