A 35-year-old man was stabbed to death by his drunken friend at Ratanpur railway crossing under the Misrod police station area on Tuesday night.
According to police sources, on Tuesday night victim Gowardhan Nath (35) along with his friend Raju Nath (23) was consuming alcohol. Suddenly, Raju started abusing and shouting. Instead of lowering his voice he attacked Gowardhan with a sharp-edged weapon and stabbed him in his stomach, thigh, arm and shoulder.
SHO of Misrod Anil Shukla told that the two were part of a nomadic tribe that performs roadside tricks. However, in an inebriated condition both forgot their relationship and one stabbed the other and the victim died on the spot. Gowardhan was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
The accused was nabbed in an inebriated state and when he was arrested he was not aware that he had killed Gowardhan. For earning livelihood the community visits different places and performs. The accused and the victim were residents of Ujjain district. After preliminary investigation the body was sent for post-mortem and a case under Section 302 of the IPC was registered.
The incident took place at around 7 pm on Tuesday. The victim and the accused belong to the same community which is involved in rope dancing.
The two had arrived in the city two days ago and were staying near Ratanpur Railway crossing.