Bhubaneswar: Two friends were allegedly stabbed to death following an altercation over parking at Kalayani Plaza near Hitech Apartment under Airfield police limits in Bhubaneswar late on Wednesday. .
The deceased have been identified as Rashmi Ranjan Sethi and his friend Julu Sethi, who ran a chicken counter there.
According to sources, there was an ongoing dispute over parking between Rashmi and maintenance in-charge of Kalyani Plaza, identified as Ganesh. They also had an altercation over car parking on Tuesday night.
The fight took an ugly turn on Wednesday night when Rashmi slapped Ganesh after the latter hurled abuses at him for parking his car in front of the plaza. Ganesh and his associates chased Rashmi and attacked him with a knife, killing him on the spot. The assailants also attacked Julu when he tried to resist them.
A profusely bleeding Julu was immediately rushed to Capital Hospital, but he succumbed while undergoing treatment.
On being informed, Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh and Airfield police rushed to the spot and launched an investigation into the matter.
A platoon of police force has also been deployed at the spot amid palpable tension to prevent any flare-up.
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