Sub-Inspector Gopal Das who fired at Naba Kishore Das has been taken into custody
New Delhi/Brajarajnagar:
Naba Kisore Das, the health minister of Odisha, was critically injured after being shot at by an assistant sub-inspector in Jharsuguda district earlier today.
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Witnesses claim the sub-inspector fired at Naba Kisore Das from a close range just as he stepped out of his vehicle to attend an event at Brajarajnagar’s Gandhi Chowk.
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A video shows the minister bleeding from the chest as people carry him to a local hospital in a car. “As the minister arrived at the event, a huge crowd gathered to welcome him. Suddenly, gunshots were heard and a cop was seen running away after firing at Mr Das,” a witness told NDTV.
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Mr Das was later airlifted to a hospital in Bhubaneswar and his condition is said to be critical, officials said.
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Sub-Inspector Gopal Das who fired at the minister has been taken into custody and investigation is on, the police said. The motive behind the attack is still unclear.
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik strongly condemned the attack and wished for the early recovery of Naba Kisore Das . “Crime Branch is directed to take up investigation,” news agency ANI quoted him as saying
