Odisha

SVNIRTAR Director Injured In Attack

Cuttack: Director of Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training & Research (SVNIRTAR) in Olatpur, Shakti Prasad Das sustained a head injury after two unidentified miscreants attacked his vehicle near Kantapada in Odisha’s Cuttack district in the afternoon on Wednesday.

Soon after the incident, Das went to the Olatpur police station and lodged a complaint.

Talking to the media over the phone, Das said he was returning from the institute in his official vehicle when he noticed two bike-borne youths following it. Before he could realise what is happening, he was struck by a hard object on his head. Sensing a threat to his life, he drove the vehicle to Olatpur police station and lodged a complaint.

The reason behind the attack was not immediately known.

OB Bureau

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