A 24-year-old youth was stabbed to death over a petty dispute while on his way home after a birthday party near Jindal hospital late night on Thursday; Chhola police have started search for the accused.

Police said that the group of friends were returning late night during which one of the youths stabbed Vinit Sen over a petty dispute.

He was rushed in an injured state to the hospital, where he died due to excessive bleeding.

The post-mortem of the body was done at Hamidia Hospital on Friday and handed over to the family.

According to the police, after receiving information from the hospital, a case was registered and the body was handed over to the family after post-mortem.

Police registered a case of murder against Ajay Khatik and 7 other accused, search is on for the accused who remained absconding. All are absconding since the incident, who will be arrested soon.

According to Bhagwat Sen, brother of the deceased Vinit, he said Vineet had gone to a temple in Raisen on Thursday with his 6-7 friends to celebrate the birthday of a friend Golu. He was returning from there late at night. During this time, he had an altercation with Ajay Khatik, resident of Bhanpur Bihari Colony.

Ajay contacted his friends, who came with sharp weapons  attacked Vinit, in the attack his leg got severe injuries and started bleeding profusely.

The auto rickshaw driver who went with Vinit informed family  about the accident and told that he was taking Vinit to Hamidia Hospital. Bhagwat immediately reached Hamidia, where he got information about the incident.

When Bhagwat reached the hospital, the doctors declared Vinit dead. After this, he and other family members reached Chola Mandir police station at night and informed about the accused. Bhagwat told that the accused Ajay was not an acquaintance of his brother; he had come with the auto driver, who was his friend. It is not yet known what the dispute was about between the two.

According to the police, after a minor argument and abuse at around 12 in the night, both the parties called their friends and family members. A fight broke out between the two parties, and during this time the accused attacked Vineet with a sharp edged weapon.

Vineet became unconscious due to the injury on his leg and waist with a sharp weapon, due to which blood started flowing rapidly. After committing the crime, Ajay Khatik, his brother Aman Khatik and other friends fled. Seriously injured Vineet was taken to Hamidia Hospital for treatment, where he died during treatment.