Rourkela Police have arrested seven individuals in connection with the murder of a youth and the brutal attack on another during a violent group clash at the Chhend VSS market complex on Wednesday night. The arrested suspects—identified as Ashish Paswan, Sparsh Viswakarma, Vivek Viswakarma, Lucky Singh, Gourav Mohanty, Vivek Pandey, and Suryakant Routray—are all between 20 and 22 years old and hail from Chhend, Uditnagar, Brahmanit Tarang, and Plant Site areas.
The clash reportedly stemmed from a dispute between two groups of young individuals, aged 18-25, over a girl. The two groups met at the market complex, where the situation quickly escalated into violence. Mukesh Kar, a resident of Chhend Colony’s Kalinga Bihar, was fatally stabbed during the altercation, while another youth, Rishi Prasad, suffered critical injuries.
Panposh SDPO Ambit Mohanty confirmed that the seven arrested suspects were produced in court on Friday and have been sent to jail. He urged local youths to avoid unlawful behavior and emphasized that anyone found guilty would face strict consequences.
A case has been filed under sections 126(2), 118(2), 109(1), and 3 (5) of the BNS, and police are actively searching for additional suspects, including the prime accused in the case.
