India, April 10 -- Amid rising cases of crime and safety concerns, two persons were reportedly killed by miscreants in separate incidents in Rourkela in Odisha's Sundargarh district. While one of them succumbed during treatment, the other body of the other deceased was found early in the morning today.

One of the deceased, was identified as Mukesh Kar (21) of Jiabahal village within Brahmani Tarang police limits. Mukesh was living in Tisco Colony. His family, who reached out to the police and filed a written complaint, alleged that Mukesh along with his friend Rishi Prasad were chased and brutally attacked by a bike-borne gang at Chhend VSS market at around 10.45 pm on Wednesday.

Mukesh's elder brother Biswa Ranjan Kar (26), who file...