Sundargarh, May 2: In a bizarre incident, an elderly man was stoned to death by his nephew at Goduniposa village in Odisha’s Sundargarh district.
The decesaed has been identified as Suban Kanasaria of Kenapali village under Lahunipara police limits in the same district.
According to the information, Suban had been to his relatives' house in Goduniposa village for some work. However, a verbal duel ensued between him and his nephew identified asThuru Dhibara over some reason. Following the argument, Thuru hit Subun’s head with a large piece of stone and killed him on the spot while he was sleeping on a verandah at night.
Being informed, K. Bolanga police reached the spot, seized the body and sent it for autopsy. Police also arrested the accused Thuru Dhibara for questioning after registering a case.