A youth sustained critical injuries in a firing near the Gundicha Temple under the Kumbharapada police limits here on Tuesday morning.
According to reports, three miscreants opened fire at Sanjay Behera (27) alias Para near the temple. Behera sustained bullet injuries in his ear and shoulder.
Behera was admitted to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital in a critical condition and later shifted to the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar as his condition deteriorated.
Though the reason behind the attack was yet to be ascertained, police suspected that the incident was a fallout of a gang war as around 20 cases including those of murder and extortion are pending against Behera in different police stations. Investigation into the matter was underway.