Ganjam, March 15: A man was killed in Berhampur on Saturday during the Holy celebration.
The incident took place at Lanjipalli Chanakyanagar in Berhampur.
The deceased has been identified as T Ramachandra Patra,a native of the Lanjipali village.
Police sources said, the festivity of Holy was going on in the area this afternoon. Meanwhile, a youth barged into the contractor’s house and stabbed him all of a sudden. He was rescued by the locals from a pool of blood and rushed to the MKCG MCH for resuscitation.However,he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
On being informed, police rushed to the spot to nab the miscreant but in vain.
The body was seized and sent for postmortem. Manhunts are underway to nab the miscreant, said police.