An argument over Rs 10 resulted in a hair salon owner stabbing his friend to death using a pair of scissors here, police said on Saturday.
Police said the incident took place on Friday evening when Prempal Gangwar (42) went to his friend Ahibaran Lal’s salon for a haircut. They had an argument over Rs 10.
Initially, people perceived it as a friendly fight between the two as they knew each other for the past 20 years, they said.
But moments later, Prempal slapped Ahibaran, after which Ahibaran stabbed Prempal’s chest with a pair of scissors. Prempal was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead.
Ahibaran also attacked sons of Prempal (Lakhan and Vipin) who came to their father’s rescue, and subsequently fled from the spot.
Station House Officer of Bhuta police station, Surendra Kumar Singh, said the body had been sent for post-mortem examination, and a case registered against Ahibaran.
Efforts were on to nab him, police said. PTI
