A spat between a BPO worker and his team leader over a leave request turned into a bloody knife fight on Saturday that left two men dead and two others in a critical condition.

Gurgaon: A spat between a BPO worker and his team leader over a leave request turned into a bloody knife fight on Saturday that left two men dead and two others in a critical condition.

Two persons were killed and two others injured in a clash at a Udyog Vihar call centre in Gurgaon on Saturday, police said.

Sunil Kumar, 25, an employee at Serco Global Services in Gurgaon , had come to invite his colleagues to a party after his son's birth but was attacked by Mukesh who was at loggerheads with him.

Medical representative Ram Avtar, 32, and Sunil's cousin Devender, 30, died after being hit by sharp weapons by Mukesh and his friends.

Following the news, Serco Global Services issued a press statement expressing their regret. "We are deeply saddened by this incident involving several people and our deepest sympathies and condolences are with the affected families. We are fully supporting and co-operating with the police investigations which are underway," the statement said.

According to reports, Kumar did not go to work on Thursday night-Friday morning when his shift begins just after midnight. Later on Friday, he is said to have called his team leader Mukesh Bisht asking for another day's leave saying his wife had given birth to a son and there was a function in the family.

Bisht allegedly denied him leave and asked Kumar to report to work. They reportedly had an argument over this.

Kumar took a friend and three cousins to the Serco Global Services office. As their Maruti Alto reached a service lane on the expressway, they saw Bisht with five other men armed with knives.

As soon as the car’s occupants got down, Bisht and his cousin Pawan Banjara caught hold of them, whipped out their knives and attacked them, Sunil’s friend Brahmprakash, an eyewitness, told Hindustan Times.

Kumar, along with another person Sanjay, suffered grievous injuries.

Both are stated to be in a critical condition.

The assailants are on the run. "We are questioning a few people," said a police officer.

CCTV footage of the centre and its adjoining companies was being examined.

With Agency inputs