A middle aged man was today beaten to death by a group of people near Endalo village in Jajpur district, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Keshab Malik (45) of Phalapur village, the police said.
Police said a minor clash erupted between the villagers of Phalapur and Endalo over their territorial jurisdiction of fishing from the 'Naya nullah', a water body of the locality yesterday (Friday). The situation was controlled following the police intervention.
A group of residents of Endalo attacked Keshab of Phalapur village while he was going alone to the local hospital.
When attack news spread, many villagers of Phalapur rushed to the spot and took Keshab to the local hospital that declared him brought dead.
Armed police have been deployed at both the villages. Though two separate FIRs have been filed with the Binjharpur police station, four persons have been taken into custody in connection with the killing.
"A strict vigil is being maintained at both the villages to avoid further tension in the areas", said A. Mohanty, Inspector-in-Charge of Binjharpur police station.
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