Kolkata: A 40-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death after he intervened in a clash between two groups at a bar-cum-restaurant near Sodepur along Kalyani Expressway late on Friday night to save his younger brother. The victim’s brother and one of their friends were also seriously injured and still undergoing treatment.According to police, the deceased, Shiv Shankar Das, was allegedly attacked with a shard of a broken liquor glass that was thrust into his chest during the fight. Police suspect that he died from a deep stab injury caused by a sharp object. A murder case has been registered and a search is on for the accused. Police have also sealed the bar-cum-restaurant following the incident.According to local sources, Das, a plumber and resident of Jogendranagar under Ghola police station, was called to the bar-cum-restaurant at Muragachha in Sodepur by his younger brother, Mrityunjay Das, who had gone there with three friends on Friday night.“Another group of seven to eight youths was drinking at an adjoining table. A dispute broke out between the two groups over seating arrangements, which soon escalated into a physical altercation despite attempts by the bar staff to defuse the situation. The employees eventually tried to push both groups out of the establishment, but the fight continued on the floor inside the bar,” a local businessman said.Mrityunjay then called his elder brother for help. When Shiv Shankar arrived and tried to stop the fight, he allegedly got caught up in the violence. One of the youths from the rival group, in a fit of rage, reportedly stabbed him in the chest with a shard of a broken glass.“My uncle Shiv Shankar collapsed in a pool of blood on the floor inside the bar. Realising the seriousness of the situation, the attackers fled,” Subham Mishra, an eyewitness and a relative of the victim, who was also injured during the clash, said.He was immediately rushed to Panihati State General Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.Ghola police rushed to the spot after being informed, recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem examination.“A preliminary examination revealed a deep wound on the victim’s chest. We suspect that he died from an injury inflicted by a sharp object. The incident appears to have stemmed from a dispute between two groups over seating arrangements while drinking at the bar. A murder case has been registered and a search is on for the accused. The CCTV footage at the bar is being checked to identify the accused,” a senior Barrackpore Police Commissionerate officer said.
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