A youth was killed in a knife attack following a minor dispute at Suryamarg near the Fushre Army Camp in Dharan Sub-metropolitan City-13 in Sunsari on Monday night.

According to Area Police Office, Dharan DSP Rameshwor Poudel, the deceased has been identified as Amit Kumar Rai, 27, of Shikhar Tol in Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-1. Another youth, Subarna Rai, of Dharan-13, was injured during the incident and is receiving medical attention at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.

The deceased, Rai, who sustained knife injury in his abdomen, was rushed to BPKIHS where he breathed his last while undergoing treatment, informed BPKIHS police post.

The police on Tuesday arrested six individuals in connection with the murder. Santosh Limbu, Pushkar Rai, Ashish Majhi, Sanotsh Rai, Koksin Rai and Kul Bahadur Sunuwar of Dharan-13 have been arrested and will be charged with murder, informed police. According to the police, Pushkar Rai is a known drug dealer.

The police suspect that a small dispute between the deceased, Amit Kumar, and one of the arrestees, Santosh Limbu, was the reason behind the murder.