Bhubaneswar: A petty altercation over fish curry between two staff of a restaurant named Hotel Maa Taradei at Damana Square in Bhubaneswar snowballed into a gruesome murder of the cook.
The deceased has been identified as Pitambar Jena of Sorada in Ganjam district.
As per reports, Jena and the accused were working in the same restaurant. On Tuesday night, the accused fought with Jena after the latter denied fish curry for dinner. Things took an ugly turn as their verbal altercation soon turned physical. The accused allegedly took a ‘fish knife’ and hacked Jena to death. To erase evidence, he even tried to hide Jena’s body.
The incident spread outrage in the area as relatives and family members of the deceased hit the streets in Damana. On being informed, Chandrasekharpur police detained the accused and launched a further probe into the incident.
