Nabarangpur: A 60-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death with an axe at Kadamguda village in Papadahandi block of Odisha’s Nabarangpur district on Friday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Mundara Pujari of Dangariguda village under Bikrampur gram panchayat in Nabarangpur block. He had been staying at his in-laws’ house in Kadamguda.

According to reports, Mundara was cleaning an area near his house when Udayanath Amanatya, alias Shukru, attacked him with an axe and killed him.

After the incident, the accused fled to his house nearby. The deceased's family members later restrained him inside the house and informed the police.

Police personnel soon reached the spot, recovered the body for post-mortem and arrested the accused.

Police have launched an investigation to establish the circumstances and motive behind the killing.