A youth was stabbed to death near the auto-rickshaw stand close to Platform No 4 of the city railway station Tuesday night over a minor argument.
The deceased was identified as Anil Panda of Trinath Mandir Sahi in Goods Shed Road area.
As per eye witnesses, an altercation broke out between Anil and another unidentified youth over some trivial matter. Suddenly, the other youth allegedly stabbed Panda with a knife injuring him critically. The accused, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, immediately fled the spot.
Getting information, Panda’s family members rushed to the spot and took him to MKCG Medical College Hospital here. But Panda was declared brought dead by the doctors.
Berhampur SP and SDPO have started an investigation into the incident.