An Idli vendor was hacked to death in front of his mother in premises of the Bhima Bhoi Medical College Hospital here on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Aju Dora, a resident of Sudapada locality in the town.
According to reports, two miscreants attacked the youth and his mother Jayanti Dora on campus of medical college hospital with sharp weapons. While Aju died on the spot, his mother sustained grievous head injuries.
The injured woman was admitted to the surgery ward of the hospital.
Sources said that the mother-son duo used to sell Idli on the hospital complex.
“The incident occurred early in the morning when two unidentified youths suddenly attacked Aju and his mother with a sharp weapon on the hospital premises,” said father of the deceased.
Although, the reason behind attack was yet to be ascertained, Aju’s father said that “his son had argument with someone recently over opening of the stall on the hospital premises.”
On receiving information, police reached the spot and initiated probe into the incident.