Man held for murder in Sundargarh
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The accused, Dibyanshu Pandey, a native of Sasaram, Bihar, allegedly struck Nanhe Sharma (47) with an iron pipe during an altercation at their workplace on July 5, police said. Both men were residing at the currently non-operational crusher unit in Lase, Birmitrapur.
According to Inspector In-charge R P Nag, the incident occurred around 8:30 PM during Bahuda Yatra when the two men got into a heated argument over dinner preparations.
The dispute turned violent, resulting in both men sustaining injuries. Sharma was struck on the head with an iron pipe by Pandey.
The unit's owner, Swatantra Dubey, discovered both men injured when he visited the premises after they failed to answer his calls. Both received medical treatment, after which Sharma returned to his home in Bisra while Pandey stayed with Dubey.
Sharma succumbed to his injuries on July 8 at the Bisra Community Health Centre.
His son, Ritwik Sharma, filed an FIR against Pandey at the Birmitrapur police station on Wednesday.
Police have recovered the iron pipe used in the assault. Following the post-mortem examination on Thursday, the victim's body was handed over to his family.
"We have arrested the supervisor and are conducting further investigations into the case," said Inspector Nag.
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