An elderly man was allegedly stabbed to death by an 85-year-old man following a quarrel over operating a water pump today, police said.
Suman Ghosh (70) was allegedly stabbed five times with a knife by one Rahendra Chandra Roy (85) at a residence on Jatin Das Road in the Tollygunge Police Station area, they said.
"Roy allegedly stabbed Ghosh five times with a knife, after which he fled the scene and we arrested him from a nearby sweet shop. We are looking into the matter," a senior police officer said.
Ghosh today visited his sister staying at the same building as Roy who is a former central government employee and was staying alone, the police officer said.
Ghosh, a resident of Odisha's Baleshwar, was also an ex-employee of the central government and was staying at a rental accommodation at Kasba, he said.
