Kota (Raj), Oct 16 (PTI) A man was allegedly stabbed todeath by unidentified persons following a fight over parkingspace in Dussehra fair ground here, the police said today.
The incident took place last night at a parking blocknear the Asha Mata temple when Mukut Bihari Mehara (55), theparking operator, had a scuffle with two youths over parkingof their vehicle.
Learning about the incident, the police personnel,deployed at the fair ground, reached the spot and took the twoyouths with them to the police station. But soon close to 15-20 people, who were known to the two youths, came and killedMehara by attacking him with knives.
Mehara's son had recently obtained the vehicle parkingcontract and Mehera was performing his duty at the time ofincident, the police said.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital where from he wasreferred to the Maharao Bheem Singh (MBS) hospital but hesuccumbed to his injuries on the way, they said.
Following the incident, the police carried out raids atseveral locations in the city to nab the accused but no onecould be arrested.
However, 10 youths and two minor have been detained,Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Circle I, Kota city,Bane Singh said.
"Police have lodged a case under relevant sections of IPCin this connection and have detained 10 youths and two minorsfor interrogation but no one has been arrested so far,"he said.
Mehara's body was handed over to his family members afterpost mortem today. PTI CORR MGAQS.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.