An eighteen-year-old youth died after a clash with friends near Bardha Dam under Talera police station in Bundi district, police said today.
The deceased was identified as Lakhan Singh, a resident of Kunhari area of Kota city, said SHO of Talera police station Purshottam Mahariya.
Singh had gone to the Bardha Dam yesterday afternoon to picnic with friends. When returning in the evening, a scuffle broke out among the youths, wherein Singh sustained critical knife injuries.
He was immediately rushed to Maharao Bhim Singh (MBS) Hospital in Kota, where he succumbed to injuries during treatment.
Based on the complaint filed by the deceased's brother, the police lodged a case of murder against seven of Singh's friends, all of them had gone for the picnic, the SHO said, refusing to disclose the names of the accused.
None of the accused in the case have been arrested so far, he added.
The deceased's body was handed over to family members today after postmortem was conducted. Singh's death is being investigated, the police said, adding that the motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained, he added.
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