A car game took a violent turn when a minor boy allegedly bludgeoned a man to death with a stone pestle following a quarrel while playing cards at Dolasahi village under the Tihidi police station in Bhadrak district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Rabindra Khuntia.
According to reports, a heated altercation took between Khuntia and the boy during a card game. The accused in a fit of rage, threw a stone pestle at Khuntia. He suffered severe injuries and died on the spot.Soon after the incident, the accused fled the spot, sources said.
Being informed, the Tihidi police reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem. Further investigation into the matter is on, police said.