A Gupchup seller allegedly stabbed a youth to death at Palasahi village under the Parjang police station in Dhenkanal district on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Bibhuti Sahu of the village. The accused Jagabandhu Sahu of the same village fled from the spot after the incident.
Jagabandhu was returning home when Bibhuti asked him to serve Gupchup. However, Jagabandhu refused to do so and asked Bibhuti to clear the pending dues first.
This led to a heated exchange of words between the two. Suddenly, Jagabandhu lost his cool and stabbed Bibhuti to death with a knife.
Getting information, police reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem. A hunt was on to nab the accused.