A person was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Jamuta village in Bargarh district late on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Basant Pradhan.
While the exact reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the miscreants had come for a loot and opened fire at Pradhan.
He was rushed to the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla but doctors declared him dead. Police have begun a probe into the incident.
In a separate incident, a man was shot at by two bike-borne miscreants at Kalinagar in Brajrajnagar under the Orient police station in Jharsuguda district on Monday.
Sources said when Sanjay Gupta (45) was returning from morning walk, the miscreants opened fire at him from a close range and fled from the spot.
Gupta, who suffered bullet injuries on his stomac,h was initially rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and later shifted to VIMSAR after his condition deteriorated. The reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained.