A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death and his mother was injured following a dispute over bursting firecrackers in Bhopal's Ibrahimganj locality on Diwali night, police said on Monday, in a report by news agency IANS.

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The deceased, identified as Aniket Khatik, succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Hamidia Hospital around 5 a.m. on Monday. His mother, Sunita, was also injured in the knife attack and is undergoing treatment, police said.

According to police, the incident took place within the Hanumanganj police station limits when a group of youths were bursting firecrackers near a drain and a muddy patch outside the victim's house. The splashing of mud and dirty water reportedly led to an argument between the two sides, which escalated into a violent confrontation during which Aniket and his mother were attacked with knives.

25age of Aniket Khatik, who died at Hamidia Hospital
2accused arrested by Hanumanganj police
5 a.m.time on Monday when Aniket succumbed to his injuries, police said

Police have identified the accused as Aman Raikwar and Prem, who live opposite the victim's house. They had reportedly invited some acquaintances from the Chhola area to join them in bursting firecrackers. An FIR for murder has been registered at Hanumanganj police station, and both accused have been arrested.

Nation Press also carried the IANS report of the killing on Monday, headlined as a Bhopal youth stabbed to death in a Diwali firecracker dispute with two arrests. Separately, local video reports on Monday showed family members and residents staging a road blockade outside Hanumanganj police station to protest the youth's murder and demand action against the accused.

Source: Nation Press

Hanumanganj police station in-charge Avdhesh Singh Bhadoria said police had registered a murder case and were investigating the incident. Police are examining CCTV footage, videos of the incident and other evidence to establish the sequence of events and determine the roles of all those involved, and suspects were being questioned, IANS reported.

The allegations against the two arrested men are yet to be tested in court. Police said further investigation is underway.