A 20-year-old youth was beaten to death during a cricket match near here this evening.
The incident took place at Bondilipuram village when two teams were playing cricket at a local ground.
A quarrel broke out between the two sides which took a violent turn when one of the players, Patta Ajay Kumar, a degree student, was attacked by Pamula Kishore, a rival team member, police said.
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Kishore, 21, an engineering student, thrashed Kumar with a bat, leading to his death. He then fled from the ground, they said.
Superintendent of Police A S Khan visited the scene of offence and instructed police to nab the culprit.
