Cuttack: A youth murdered the owner of a poultry shop at Ragadipada under Badamba police limits in Cuttack district on Monday evening over pending salary.
Reportedly, the accused Muna Nayak was working as a butcher in the poultry shop of the deceased Prahlad Mallick at Nuatalia chowk. But he had recently left the job and worked at another poultry shop.
As Nayak was yet to receive some of his pending salary from Mallick, both had several arguments over it in the past and the former was in search of an opportunity to take revenge.
When Mallick was returning home after closing his shop at around 9 PM yesterday, Nayak stabbed him with a knife. Locals rushed Mallick to Badamba Community Health Centre (CHC) where the doctor declared him dead.
On getting information, Badamba Police reached the spot and initiated a probe. Meanwhile, Nayak is absconding.
