BJD Leader Shot At In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

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Dhenkanal: A BJD leader sustained critical injuries after three motorcycle-borne miscreants opened fired on him at Kamakhyanagar in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, last night.

The victim, identified as Kanhu Charan Sahu, was rushed to the Kamakhyanagar Hospital with grievous injuries in his hand and thigh and later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack as his condition deteriorated.

According to sources, the incident took place around 10.45 pm when the miscreants intercepted his car and shot two rounds of bullets at him after breaking the windowpane of the vehicle. The attackers fled the spot after the incident.

On being informed, police reached the spot and started examining CCTV footage to identify the miscreants.

The motive behind the attack on Sahu is yet to be ascertained.

Notably, the BJD leader was escaped unhurt in similar attacks in the past. On October 10, 2022, miscreants had hurled bombs at his resience and car. Unidentified miscreants had attacked Sahu with deadly weapons while going to the district office in Dhenkanal on December 28, 2018. The miscreants also fired on him but he managed to escape taking refuge in the local police station.