A woman received bullet injuries after she was shot by unidentified miscreants, who attempted to rob her at Chaura Chhak on the Basudevpur-Bhadrak main road on Saturday. She was rescued by local and rushed to a nearby hospital.
The victim Jyotsnarani Sahoo was on her way to a local market, when two bike-borne miscreants attempted to snatch her mobile phone. As she resisted them, the miscreants opened fire at her and fled from the spot.
Locals hearing her scream rushed to the spot and shifted her to the Basudevpur Community Health Centre. Later, she was referred to the District Headquarters Hospital.
Getting information, a police reached the spot and launched an investigation.