A businessman was grievously injured when some unidentified miscreants fired at a him in Umarkote in Nabarangpur district on Friday evening.
As per sources, the businessman identified as Sanjib Subudhi was on his way home after closing his shop. All of sudden three bike-borne miscreants shot at him from close-range near the Punjab National Bank branch here and fled from the spot. After the attack, a critically wounded Subudhi was rushed to the Umerkote Community Health Centre by the neighbours. As his condition deteriorated he was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital and later to Visakhapatnam.
His family members alleged that a mediaperson and few persons with whom Subudhi had past enmity, were involved in the incident.However, investigations into the incident by police are ongoing.The attack on Subudhi has triggered shockwaves among the locals in the region.