The manager of a petrol pump under the Koira police limits in Sundargarh district was killed by a person on Saturday evening for allegedly having extramarital relationship with the latter’s wife.
The culprit, who had absconded after committing the murder, was nabbed by a police team in the wee hours on Sunday.
D Kartika Patra, a resident of Rourkela, was staying in the house of one Parameswar Nayak at Kadadiha under the Koira police station and managing the petrol pump owned by his uncle. In the same complex, one Tileswar Ghana was also staying along with his family. Tileswar had been suspecting an illicit relationship between Patra and his wife since last few months.
On Saturday at about 8.30 pm, Tileswar returned to his house in an inebriated condition and asked his wife to call Patra outside their house. When the woman called Patra, Tileswar rebuked him in filthy language. As Patra protested, Tileswar picked up a rod and hit him on his head repeatedly.
Tileswar’s wife started screaming for help and ran to the petrol pump to call its staffs to rescue of Patra.Anjan Barik, a patrol pump staff rushed to the spot, but then Tileswar had escaped from there, leaving Patra in a pool of blood. Although Patra was rushed to local hospital, the doctor declared him brought dead.