Madhya Pradesh : A drunken argument between two men over caste in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior turned violent after one stabbed the other with a knife, before striking him with a heavy rock on Sunday, November 9.

Friends, Balveer Valmiki and Vijay Sharma, were residents of Mahavir Colony, according to police. Vijay reportedly called Balveer over for a drink on Sunday afternoon on Tighra Road near Badanpura. The argument occurred later, while they were under the influence of alcohol.

He abruptly started hurling casteist slurs, allegedly saying, “You belong to a lower caste ; you have no right to drink with me.”

The argument soon escalated when Balveer resisted, which prompted Vijay to take out a knife. He stabbed Balveer in the neck, leaving him heavily bleeding and unconscious.

As he

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