Puri: Unidentified miscreants hacked a youth to death at Hadgodia Sahi in Puri Town police limits on Thursday night over suspected past enmity. The deceased has been identified as Dinesh Kumar Khuntia from the same locality.
The relatives of the deceased have claimed that five youths called Dinesh out of his house and attacked him with sharp weapons. When the victim collapsed on the ground in the middle of the road the attackers fled the scene. Dinesh was rushed to a local hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.
On being informed, Puri Town police reached the crime scene and launched a probe. According to police, the attack is a fallout of past enmity.
Puri Sadar DSP Rabi Narayan Bhanja is investigating the incident, while police teams have been formed to undertake raids at different places to nab the suspects.
Puri Sadar DSP Rabi Narayan Bhanja is investigating the incident, while police teams have been formed to undertake raids at different places to nab the suspects. Three people have been detained, including minors.