A petty quarrel between friends over food escalated into a brutal murder attempt in Ramnagar on Tuesday.

Police said a disagreement during a biryani meal the previous evening took a violent turn when one of the youths allegedly attacked his friend while he was asleep.

According to the police, Raju Yadav and his friend Suman were part of a group eating at a mandi outlet in Ramnagar on Monday night. What began

as a casual argument reportedly intensified, leaving Raju furious.

Still bearing grudge, Raju allegedly went to Suman’s house in Warasiguda on Tuesday and finding him asleep, he allegedly picked up a large stone and smashed it on Suman’s head.

Family members, who heard the commotion, rushed in to find Suman bleeding profusely. They immediately shifted him to the hospital. His cond

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