Bhubaneswar, February 11 A man has been arrested in Bhubaneswar for allegedly killing his lover's male friend, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Dinesh Nayak, is a native of the Jagatsinghpur district, and the deceased is Satyabrata Pradhan, according to a police officer.
Despite being married, Nayak was in a relationship with a woman living in Niladri Vihar for some time. However, he suspected that his lover was having an affair with another man, ACP (Zone-6) Sonali Singh Parmar said.
"On Sunday night, Nayak made several calls to the woman, but she did not respond. So, he went to her house at Niladri Vihar on the night of Sunday and Monday and found her with Pradhan," Parmar said.
After finding the woman with another man, a heated argument ensued, which escalated into violence. The woman tried to protect Pradhan, but Nayak stabbed him in the neck, she said.
"After committing the crime, Nayak fled the scene. Pradhan, with serious injuries, also tried to escape and collapsed after running some distance," the ACP told reporters here.
She said the woman later got Pradhan admitted to a hospital with the help of locals, but he didn't survive.
The accused and the deceased did not know each other prior to the incident and had met for the first time that night. Meanwhile, Nayak surrendered to police on Tuesday night, the police officer said.
