Rourkela: A man was arrested by Koida police in Bonai subdivision of Sundargarh district on Tuesday, allegedly for hacking a watchman to death with an axe on Monday night.The deceased has been identified as Sanatan Munda (45), a resident of Panposia village.Sanatan Munda and his maternal uncle were working as watchmen in an open field to watch four trucks parked there. On Monday night, both Sanatan and his uncle were on duty there.Around 8 pm, a man, identified as Jayram Munda (35) of Sargigarh village under Koida police station limits, reached there and allegedly charged Sanatan with having earlier said that he (Jayram) had committed the theft of truck batteries; when Sanatan denied Jayram’s allegation, Jayram, who was carrying an axe, allegedly attempted to attack Sanatan and his uncle, and when both ran to save their lives, Jayram also chased them. Jayram finally hit Sanatan’s head with the axe, and Sanatan fell there and died. Jayram thereafter fled from the spot.On Tuesday morning, Koida police came to know about the murder of a man at Sargigarh near a field, and a police team went there. A scientific team was also called to the spot. They examined the spot. Sanatan’s uncle reached the spot and narrated last night’s incident in detail before police and, as an eyewitness, told police that Jayram Munda killed his nephew with an axe.Police seized the body and sent the body for post-mortem. Accused Jayram Munda surrendered before Koida police and confessed to his crime. Koida police arrested the accused Jayram Munda (35) for killing Sanatan Munda with an axe.Police have seized the axe. Koida police are further investigating the case. “We have arrested the accused in this case and we are further investigating the case,” said R Swain, inspector-in-charge, Koida police station.