A youngster was murdered at a Ganesh pandal in Lalaguda for facilitating a girl to elope with her lover and marry her.
The murder of Karthik triggered panic in the locality at a time when the locals made all arrangements to celebrate the festival.
Karthik’s rivals were waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.
When he came to a pandal, they attacked him with knives and killed him, the police said. A special police picket was posted in the locality to prevent any untoward incident.