A man was killed allegedly by a fellow villager after an altercation over a trivial matter at Akamba more in Gumla district, police said in Gumla on Saturday.
Ajit Minz and Jonas Khet on Friday went to a village market at Dumri and got drunk. On returning home the duo fought after an altercation broke out over some trivial issue, the police said.
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Ajit died of the lathi blows he recieved from Jonas, the police said.
The police are looking for Jonas, who is absconding.
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