Hazaribagh, Jan. 2 -- An incident of violence was reported in Hazaribagh on New Year's Eve, where a 30-year-old man was brutally killed following a dispute during a picnic.
The incident occurred late Wednesday night near Indrapuri Chowk.
The deceased has been identified as Suraj Kumar Rana, a resident of Madai Khurd, who worked as a tiles and marble mason.
According to police sources, the incident occurred around 9 pm on January 1, when Suraj got into an argument with a group of youths over playing songs, which soon escalated from a verbal dispute into physical violence.
Eyewitnesses stated that the accused forcibly dragged Suraj near the Red Cross building, assaulted him and later took him towards Lal Kothi Chowk, where he was attacked...