12-Year-Old Stabs Minor To Death In Sambalpur

Sambalpur: A 12-year-old boy allegedly stabbed another minor boy over a bicycle accident at Budharaja under Ainthapali police limits on Friday night.

Tushar Rawat (14), a native of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, had come to his aunt’s house near Budharaja Boys’ High School to spend summer vacation.

Tushar, who was riding a bicycle near his house, hit a 12-year-old boy of the locality following which a heated argument ensued between the two.

Irked over the incident, the boy brought a knife from his house and stabbed Tushar on the chest and fled the spot.

The victim sustained critical injuries in the attack and was rushed to Sadar Hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead.

Basing on a complaint lodged by the victim’s family members, Ainthapali police have started their investigation. Efforts are on to nab the accused, who went absconding soon after the incident.