A 54-year-old person was murdered by one of his friends over a petty issue at Baliaguda of Dumbriguda mandal in Visakhapatnam agency in the wee hours of Monday.
The deceased was identified as Pangi Lachayya, native of Baliagudu and farmer by profession. The accused, Pangi Somesh, hails from the same village. According to Dumbriguda Sub-Inspector Y. Ammanna Rao, the duo in the wee hours of Sunday, entered into a heated argument over a petty issue. Somesh took a stick and beat Lachayya severely and fled the spot. On Monday morning, the locals found Lachayya in unconscious state with severe injuries and rushed him to a nearby hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead. Police have launched a manhunt for the accused. A case has been registered and investigation is on.