A week after the Unit-6 firing case in the city, another firing incident took place in the Nageswartangi colony under lingaraj police station limits here on Friday. The local people handed over the main accused to the police after nabbing him from the spot.
According to the police, two motorbike-borne miscreants suddenly came to the front of the house of Jitendra Patnaik (62) at Nageswartangi colony and tried to snatch away the gold chain of Patnaik’s wife Smita when she was sweeping near the gate of her house.
While the chain was being snatched, Smita cried for help. Patnaik came to the spot after hearing the screaming of his wife, but he was attacked by the armed miscreant. At the very moment, Patnaik’s neighbour Kartik Maharana came to the rescue of Patnaik couple, but he received gun shots. later, the people of the colony gathered there and nabbed the armed miscreants, but one of them managed to flee from the spot, said the police.
“A person Sk Farik of Puri district was arrested in connection with the incident. After interrogation, the other accused can be nabbed,” said Bhubaneswar DCP Nitinjit Singh.
Meanwhile, Maharana was rushed to the Capital Hospital and then shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital for further treatment. He was lauded by the Commissionerate Police for his bravery to nab the armed looter. Sources said the city police are planning to recommend Maharana’s name for award.
In another incident, Khandagiri PS IIC Sanjeev Satpathy, Sub-Inspector Daya Nayak and the Commissionerate Police’s special squad led by Inspector Alok Jena busted the armed anti-social gang by chasing from Kalinga Vihar here to the Press Chhak at Cuttack. An exchange of fire took place between the police and the anti-socials at the Press Chhak, but the police meticulously fought back and arrested three persons. Two bikes, a bhujali, two pistols with four live bullets have been seized from the miscreants.
Main accused Baidhar Behera alias Baya, Rajkishore Mohapatra and Satyabrata Nayak alias Bapi all belonged to Bhadrak district were arrested and forwarded to the court on Friday while other two miscreants Manoranjan Pani and Anil Kumar both from Bhadrak district are still absconding. The police started a manhunt to nab the culprits