New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) A worker at a food outlet in east Delhi's Preet Vihar was killed in a fight with a colleague early Thursday, police said.

The incident occurred at a food corner owned by one Tripta Rastogi, they said.

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According to police, they received a PCR call from Rastogi that two of her employees, Suraj and Prakash around 2 am got into a scuffle during which Suraj reportedly struck Prakash on the head with a dumbbell and fled.

Rastogi rushed to the restaurant and found Prakash bleeding profusely. She rushed him to a nearby clinic and from there to Hedgewar Hospital where he was declared dead.

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"We have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the accused and further investigation has been launched. A crime team inspected the scene, recovering the alleged weapon used in the attack," a senior police officer said.

Police said some employees stayed overnight at the eatery, and the fight broke out over a "trivial matter."

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