Man shot dead, wife sustains critical injury as miscreants open fire in Odisha’s Kendrapara dist

Kendrapara: In a shocking incident miscreants shot a person dead after barging into his house in Babakarpur village in Mahakalpada area in Kendrapara district of Odisha on Saturday. His wife and minor son has been shifted to SCB Medical college and hospital, Cuttack in a critical condition.

The deceased has been identified as Arabinda.

As per reports, 3 miscreants broke into the house of Arabinda and opened fire. As a result Arabinda died on the spot. His wife sustained critical injury due to the gunshot. The miscreants fired three rounds. Their minor son has also sustained critical injury.

After hearing about the gunshot, the villagers rushed to the house to rescue Arabinda and his family. They managed to catch of the miscreants.

Update:

Unidentified miscreants have shot dead Arabinda Mishra, a retired government employee, in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Saturday, police said.

The incident occurred in Badabakpur village under Mahakalpada police station of the Kendrapara district in broad daylight.

According to the police, three armed miscreants barged into the house of Mishra on Saturday afternoon and opened fire at him. When Mishra’s wife Minati tried to protect him, the criminals also fired on the lady.

While Mishra died on the spot, his wife Minati was critically injured in the gun attack. Later, she was admitted to a local hospital. Arabinda was a retired employee of the Kendrapara block office.

Being informed about the incident, locals ran after the miscreants and were able to catch two of the accused, while the third managed to escape. The accused have been handed over to the police. The irate villagers have torched the motorcycle of the miscreants.

(Update from IANS)