An owner of a house at Pathuria Sahi under the Town police station died after allegedly being pushed off the roof on Sunday. Police have detained a tenant of the house for interrogation in the case.
The deceased was identified as Narenda Moharana (65).
Reports said Moharana had given his house on rent to a person identified as Benudhar Sahoo. But both of them were often at loggerheads of payment of rent.
On Sunday, Moharana and Sahoo again had a heated altercation and the latter allegedly pushed off his house owner from the roof. Later, some neighbours found Moharana lying on the ground and they rushed him to the District Headquarters Hospital, where he was declared dead.
Tension erupted at the locality following the incident as irate locals, gheraoed the Town Police Station demanding immediate arrest of the tenant. Based on written complaint lodged by the deceased’s relative Ashok Mohapatra, the police have detained Sahoo for interrogation.
According to neighbours, Sahoo and wife were staying in Moharana’s house for the last three years. They alleged that in a fit of rage Sahoo pushed the elderly person from the roof following which he died. The incident has triggered shockwaves in the area.