A grocery shop owner in Odisha's Bhadrak district was killed allegedly after a fight broke out when he asked a customer to pay Rs 40 more against the purchases he made.
The incident took place at Baralpokhari village under Bhadrak town police limits on Wednesday.
The customer bought some items valued at Rs 180 from Bijay Panda's shop and paid Rs 140.
He stated that he would pay the remaining Rs 40 later, which was not acceptable to Panda who demanded an immediate payment.
After a heated altercation, there was a fight between the two and Panda fell to the ground and became unconscious. The customer, who was identified, then fled from the spot, police said.
When villagers took him to a hospital, doctors declared him dead.
The family of the victim lodged a complaint against the customer with the police.
Bhadrak Town DSP Anshuman Dwibedi said a case has been registered.
The dead body has been sent to Bhadrak District Hospital for postmortem examination.
"We are waiting for the postmortem report to know the reason behind the death. We will take further action getting the report," Dwibedi said.
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