BHUBANESWAR: A 25-year-old interior designer shot dead his friend under the influence of alcohol, believing his pistol was not loaded, in Cuttack on Saturday.
The deceased, Bikash Mohanty (35), was also an interior designer. Accused Prakash Sutar has been arrested.
Cuttack DCP, Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo, said, “Both the individuals were engaged in Holi festivities and playing carrom while consuming alcohol. A dispute arose when Mohanty spilled alcohol on the carrom board. Sutar pointed his pistol at the victim’s head in what he claimed was jest. He pressed the trigger assuming the firearm was empty.”