An Ayurvedic doctor was stabbed to death by four persons at his clinic on March 12 evening, police said.

The opposition BJP claimed that the deceased was an office-bearer of its medical cell. Dr Jeevan Jalchhatri (45) was at his clinic in Bhatagaon locality when four men stabbed him following an argument, a police official told PTI. One of the accused was immediately arrested. The other three were thrashed by locals and received minor injuries. They were admitted to a local hospital and will be arrested after they are discharged, the official said.