Berhampur: A man was killed and two others, one of them his brother, were seriously injured in a clash at Samantiapalli in Odisha’s Ganjam district Thursday, the police said.
The clash took place when the three men were waiting near the panchayat office at Samantiapalli and their rivals allegedly attacked them with sharp weapons, Berhampur superintendent of police Saravana Vivek M said.
The attackers fled after committing the crime.
The dead man and his brother were accused in a case of murder and arson in Ambagaon village in the district about eight years ago.
The injured are undergoing treatment at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here and their condition is stated to be serious, he said.
Though the exact reason for the attack was not immediately known, it is suspected that the assailants did so to take revenge for the murder, the SP said.
The dead man and his brother were jailed and later released on bail.
The police has identified the accused and patrolling has been intensified to nab them, the SP said.
PTI
