Dhenkanal: A youth was brutally hacked to death by a man at Basoi village under the Parjang police limits in Kamakshyanagar Subdivision of Dhenkanal district on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Rakesh Sethi, a resident of Basoi village.
According to reports, the accused, Saroj Biswal, also from the same village, chased Rakesh and brutally hacked him to death on the village’s main road.
After committing the murder, Saroj fled the scene. The Parjang police, with the assistance of a scientific team, have launched an investigation to apprehend the accused.