Overview
- Police say a group of four boys, aged 16–17, argued over being served chicken instead of mutton at a wedding and then allegedly attacked a catering worker with a sharp weapon.
- The caterer suffered grievous injuries and was first treated at Fakir Mohan Medical College in Remuna before being moved to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack in critical condition.
- Officers registered a criminal case, detained the youths and sent them to a juvenile home in Angul to await further juvenile justice proceedings.
- Investigators are probing the sequence of events and motives behind the attack as police gather statements and evidence at the scene and from witnesses.
- The case highlights rising concerns about violent behaviour by minors, the safety of workers at large social events, and how such incidents are handled under India’s juvenile justice system.