Health Minister Naba Das was shot at by an Odisha Police ASI from point-blank range in Brajrajnagar of Jharsuguda district and succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment in the state's capital.
Odisha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJP senior leader Jayanarayan Mishra gave up his personal security officer (PSO) on Saturday, claiming he has lost faith in Odisha police in the wake of the murder of Odisha Minister Naba Kishor Das in presence of security personnel.
Odisha Health Minister Naba Das was shot at in Brajarajnagar in the Jharsuguda district and succumbed to his bullet injuries in Bhubaneswar hospital on Sunday. Das was shot at by one police personnel.
ASI's wife made the claims while speaking to the media on Sunday, and said that she was not aware about the reason behind her husband firing at the minister.
Odisha government directed the crime branch to take up the investigation of the shooting incident in which state Health Minister Naba Das was critically injured, according to the officials on Sunday.
Odisha Health Minister Naba Das, who sustaind injury after being shot at by one police personnel near Brajarajnagar in Jharsuguda district, was airlifted to Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Odisha Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Ranendra Pratap Swain on Friday met Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to officially invite the Kerala CM to the Men's Hockey World Cup which will be held in Odisha next month.
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed her grief over the death of former Odisha minister Golak Bihari Naik and said that the country had lost an "affable people's leader".