Jatni: Miscreants on Thursday attacked a businessman at Golei Market in Jatni of Khurda district on Thursday.
The victim identified as P Bhima Rao, who sustained grievous injuries in the attack, was rushed to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar in a critical condition.
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Some locals told police that four to five miscreants attacked the man with swords and fled the spot immediately.
Police attributed the incident to possible past enmity.
In another incident, a revenue inspector (RI) was allegedly thrashed by a group of women lawyers at Sambalpur sub-collector’s office over issuance of residential certificates.
The victim has lodged a complaint with Town Police.
