India, Oct. 18 -- A 15-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants on Mahanadi riverbanks in Odisha's Kataka city on Sunday, triggering security concerns during the Dussehra festivities.

The deceased has been identified as Sumanta Sahu, a resident of the Raja Bagicha area of Kataka. He was a student of Saraswati Shishu Mandir, reports said.

The police suspect that the boy was lured to Mahanadi riverbanks near the Bali Yatra ground before being brutally attacked. Bloodstains were reportedly found scattered over a stretch of nearly 100 metres, suggesting that a violent struggle may have taken place at the spot. A forensic team reached the crime scene and collected evidence, including a slipper and other materia...