An argument over the price of tea turned ugly when a youth threw boiled on a tea seller here on Thursday. The tea seller sustained burn injuries and was admitted to the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here.
The injured, Manoranjan Nayak was busy at his tea stall near Saranagari Puspa Park when one Amiya Gauda from Nabakrushna Nagar reached Manoranjan’s shop and asked for a gutkha packet.
When Manoranjan told Amiya the price of the ‘gutkha’ packet has gone up and asked for Rs 6, an argument ensued between them. But the verbal duel turned ugly when Amiya hurled the boiled milk kept on a stove at Manoranjan.After being informed, police reached the spot and detained Amiya for interrogation.