Bhubaneswar: A youth was allegedly hacked to death by a group of miscreants in Odisha’s Khurda district today.

The deceased has been identified as Sheikh Sajid of Mukunda Prasad in Khurda.

A group of miscreants allegedly attacked Sajid with swords near a garage at Mukunda Prasad and fled the spot today morning.

The attackers reportedly chased Sajid for some distance and attacked him brutally on the road in broad daylight.

A few locals rescued Sajid and rushed him to the Khurda district headquarters hospital (DHH) in a critical condition. However, he was declared dead on arrival by the doctors.

On being informed, Khurda police reached the spot and launched a probe into the incident.

Sources, meanwhile, claimed that some locals of nearby Podasahi village attacked Sajid over past enmity. However, the police are yet to find out the reason behind the murder and ascertain the identities of the attackers.

The incident had triggered tension in the locality. Soon after the incident, some houses were attacked and vehicles were damaged by a few unidentified persons at Mukunda Prasad.

Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania, Khurda Collector Chanchal Rana and other senior officials visited the village and took stock of the situation.

The district administration has deployed armed police personnel and clamped prohibitory orders under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in the locality to maintain law and order.