Khurda: A youth was grievously injured after he was shot at by some unidentified miscreants near Barunei Peetha in Khurda on Wednesday.
The victim identified as Aditya Das of Kuhudi village was rushed to a hospital in Bhubaneswar where his condition is stated to be critical.
The incident took place in full public view. A group of assailants intercepted Das, fired four rounds of bullets at him and fled the spot, an eyewitness said.
“It is suspected that the criminals had enmity. We are trying to gather information about the incident”, a police officer said.