Mortal remains of Odisha Min Naba Das reaches Jharsuguda

Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of Odisha Health Minister Naba Das has reached his native village Kherual in Jharsuguda district of Odisha.

The Health Minister was shot dead yesterday in his own constituency by a police ASI who had been appointed for his security. It is worth mentioning that, his last rites will be performed in his native village with full state honours today.

Furthermore, as many as three Ministers of Odisha government will remain present during the funeral ceremony today. A three-day State mourning will be observed for him and no celebration shall be done in these three days that is from January 29 to 31. The flags will be flown at half mast all over the state of Odisha.

The postmortem of the deceased Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das was conducted in at the Capital Hospital in the presence of the forensic and crime branch teams on Sunday. The entire autopsy has been filmed, said sources.

The Health Minister was shot by police ASI Gopal Das while he was attending a program in Brajrajnagar of Odisha’s Jharsuguda district on Sunday. The Health Minister was admitted to the hospital with gunshot wounds to the left chest.

Then the Minister was airlifted to Apollo Hospital in Bhubaneswar in critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment in the evening.