Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das was today shot at by an assistant sub-inspector near Gandhi Chowk near Brajarajnagar in Jharsuguda district on Sunday around 1 pm. He was on his way to attend a programme when he was shot at, and sustained bullet injuries to his chest.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directed the Crime Branch to investigate the attack on state Health Minister Naba Das in the Jharsuguda district on Sunday. “I am shocked at the unfortunate incident of attack,” Patnaik said while praying for his early recovery. Das was critically injured after being shot in the chest by an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police.