Nitesh Kumar Sahoo

Ganjam: In a shocking incident, a youth was beaten to death by unidentified miscreants in Kesapur under Khallikote block of Ganjam district on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as Shankar Pahan of Ramachandrapur village.

Though the exact reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained, police have begun probe into the matter suspecting it to be case of some past rivalry. However, family members alleged that Shankar was killed following some dispute over love affair.

According to reports, the deceased Shankar Pahan was attacked by three to four miscreants in front of a petrol pump in Kesapur yesterday. The incident occurred when Shankar, who was returning home after filling petrol in his bike, was attacked by the miscreants with a wooden log.

“We had no idea about his love relationship. It was only a couple of days back when the girl's family members locked our house. As a result, we had left the village four days back," said deceased Shankar’s mother.

Shankar’s sister said, “We were spending last few days in panic. We had also left the village as we did not want the situation to get worse."

Meanwhile, senior police officials could not be contacted over such allegations. However, a probe into the brutal murder is underway.

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