In an incident of pre-poll violence in Gosani block of Gajapati district, Sanku Nageshwar Rao, nephew of ZP zone-7 Congress candidate Sanku Jyothi, and his friend Narendra Patnaik were brutally attacked by miscreants late on Friday night while they were returning their Adanga village by motorbike. Sources said the miscreants intercepted the bike at Mahadeipur village. However, Narendra managed to flee from the spot and informed his fellow villagers about the incident. By the time the villagers rushed to the spot, the miscreants had brutally assaulted Nageswar and the left the place.
Meanwhile, the elder brother of Nageswar Rao Sanku Jayram has filed a FIR at the Gurandi police station. Gurandi PS IIC T Shyam Shundar Rao said “We are investigating into the case. The culprits will be nabbed soon.”
Nageswar said, “Out of the four miscreants, I know the identities of two, Saroj Patra and Chinmaya Patra. The other two persons I did not recognise. The attackers are BJD members and intentionally attacked me in fear of losing the polls.”
Nageswar was initially rushed to the Gajapati District Headquarters Hospital. As his condition deteriorated, doctors referred him to the MKCG Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur. At the DHH here, former Union Minister Chandra Sekhar Sahu and Paralakhemundi MlA K Surya Rao inquired about his condition.