Bhubaneswar, April 22 -- Two youths were killed in a clash between two groups celebrating 'Chaita Parab', a yearly religious event, at Sindhipar village under Damanjodi police jurisdiction in Koraput district on Friday.

The deceased have been identified as Purna Nayak and Debendra Dami from Sindhipar village.

As per reports, some youths from Jhadiguda visited Sindhipar to watch cultural programme of the villagers as part of the celebration. However, a scuffle broke out between two groups over a trivial issue. Subsequently, the visitors from Jhadiguda lost their cool and attacked the hosts with sharp-edged weapons.

Both Nayak and Dami sustained severe injuries in the attack. They were immediately admitted to a nearby hospital and later ...