Bhubaneswar, Feb. 21 -- A manager of a pharmaceutical company was allegedly stabbed to death in the Civil Township area under the Raghunathpali police station limits in Odisha's Rourkela on Saturday. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

The deceased has been identified as Bhagirathi Sahu of Bhubaneswar. He had travelled from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela on Friday evening. It was alleged that unidentified miscreants committed the murder and fled the scene.

According to reports, Sahu's body was found lying in a pool of blood at the crime scene at the time of reporting. His family members were on their way to Rourkela and were expected to arrive in the evening. The post-mortem examination will be conducted after the family a...