Police on Friday released a photo of the suspect involved in a firing incident in Khordha town on December 15 that claimed the life of a medicine shop owner and left a paediatric specialist critically huirt.
Khordha SP Ajay Pratap Swain released the photo of the suspect, which was captured in the CCTV at the crime scene. He also announced rewards for the person(s) who would inform about the accused and his identity would be kept secret.
Earlier, police had formed four special teams to nab the accused.
Notably, On December 15, a masked miscreant shot at paediatrician Manas Das and medicine shop owner Krushna Chandra Sahu when the doctor was attending to patients at his clinic here.
Sahu, who had sustained bullet injuries in the firing, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
However, the doctor who had also suffered bullet injuries, has been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
“The health condition of doctor is gradually improving. After he gets recovered completely, we hope he will give us vital information in connection with the case,” the SP said.
Though the exact cause behind the attack is yet to be established, the SP further said that the miscreant was hired by someone to execute the crime.