A cook employed with KPS Construction Company near Buxi Chowk in Jharsuguda killed another cook working with the same firm on Wednesday late night by assaulting him with a sharp knife.
The victim was identified as Mithun Saini (21) of Kishanpur district in Uttar Pradesh. The accused identified as Dhananjay Tiwari also hails from UP.
The BTM outpost police on Thursday early morning seized the body and registered a murder case in this regard. The body of the deceased was dispatched to his native village. According to the police, on Wednesday late night, an altercation broke out between the duo over work shifts after which there was some physical violence when Dhananjay assaulted Mithun with a knife.
After the incident, Mithun was taken to the Jharsuguda District Headquarters Hospital but due to excessive bleeding, he was soon declared dead.
BTM police outpost officer Shasmita Mohanty said Dhananjay has already confessed to the crime and has been sent to judicial custody.