Dhenkanal: A person allegedly beat his house owner to death as he asked for rent in Dhenkanal district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Rohit Pradhan.
The incident took place in Baunsapal village of Shabarsahi under Kamakyanagar tehsil in Dhenkanal district.
According to reports, the accused Nira Bhutia had been staying in the house of Rohit Behera for one year. But he had not paid the rent for a long period. Following this, Nira was asked to leave the house. But the accused was neither paying the dues nor leaving the house.
On Saturday, when Rohit asked Nira to leave his house, he started fighting with Rohit after argument. Being severely beaten by Nira, the house owner lost his life. The accused person fled from the spot after killing his owner.
The police on receiving information, reached the spot and initiated a probe into the matter. The dead body was sent for post-mortem. However, the police apprehended the accused after launching a manhunt.
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