A scribe, Srikrushna Behera, of Oupada block was allegedly kidnapped by some unidentified miscreants at gunpoint on Sunday evening.
According to sources, while Behera, who was reporting for a vernacular daily for Oupada block, was returning from the local market in his motorcycle bike in the evening a motorcycle allegedly hit him from rear near Jimpura chhak in the between Oupada and Fatepur resulting his fall from his bike.
In the meantime, when Behera was fallen on the ground a Bolero coming from opposite direction forcibly dragged him into the car and fled from the spot.
On getting information, local police station Officer-In-Charge Prasant Jena although mobilised force yet Behera was not traced.
Police have begun search operation by patrolling on the routes of Oupada, Soro and Kahaira.
It is suspected that past enmity could be reason behind the alleged kidnapping but exact reason behind it is yet to known. However some locals said that he might have been abducted for his previous business rivalry.