Khordha, Dec. 1 -- Tension prevailed after a friendly banter snowballed into violence with a customer sustaining serious injuries after he was assaulted by a shopkeeper and his son in Balipatana in Odisha's Khordha district. The incident took place at Athantar market in Balipatna tehsil on Sunday afternoon. The accused Aarat Muduli and his son have been detained by police following the attack.

The victim youth, identified as Lokanath Sethy - a resident of Nuagaon in Athantar - is currently undergoing treatment at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was reportedly beaten up with a rod by the father-son duo.

As per reports, Sethy was a regular customer at Aarat's tea stall. Like every other day, he went over to have tea in the afternoon ...