History sheeter Susanta Das alias Khasua (35) was killed by unknown miscreants near Sovarampur hereon Wednesday evening.
Tension prevailed in the town following the incident.
Recently, reports regarding Khasua had made headlines sue to his alleged links with some local BJD leaders.
Khasua, a hardened criminal, had allegedly helped the campaigns of the leaders, including local MlA Jiban Pradip Dash, during the last Assembly elections.