A group of unidentified miscreants attacked a youth leaving him critically injured at Kakudia village under the Pipili police station in the district on Monday night.
The youth was identified as Ajay. Besides, attacking him with sharp weapons, the miscreants hurled country-made bombs at his house, but no was injured.
Reports said that Ajay was opposing brown sugar trade in the area and the attack was fallout of that.
Ajay was grievously injured in the attack and admitted to the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. The Pipili police are investigating into the incident.